What happens when a person being prosecuted for a crime dies, either by suicide, murder or an accident? In light of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, we devote this week’s episode of Peter’s Proffer to exploring the issue of “abatement" — including what it means, what it does, what’s next, the arguments for and against abatement, and more.

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