Question juridique clé
Whether the heirs of the deceased accused could continue the appeal against the criminal conviction and related criminal costs.
Solution extraite
They could not substitute for the deceased accused to contest the criminal conviction or the corresponding criminal costs.
Motifs extraits
Criminal sanctions are personal to the offender; the accused's procedural rights are intransmissible, and heirs lack a current, personal, legally protected interest in overturning the conviction or criminal costs.