The death of the accused shall end the prosecution and, where conviction has already been entered, shall put an end to the enforcement of any punishments against the offender.
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 57
Death of the Accused, the Offender or the Injured Person · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
This Article shall not bar the rights of any person to recover any damages against the estate of the accused as permitted under the Civil Code.
In cases that are prosecuted upon the preferring of charges as contained in Article 51, the death of the victim or his next of kin who exercised the right of preferring of charges under Article 51 shall end the prosecution. Where the conviction has already been entered, all enforcements of any punishment shall cease.