After Robertson died with certiorari pending, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded and the indictment was dismissed through abatement. The CJA reimbursement survived; this was not a merits exoneration.
the CJA reimbursement is not part of the criminal proceeding that is extinguished by abatement ab initio.
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After Robertson died with certiorari pending, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded and the indictment was dismissed through abatement. The CJA reimbursement survived; this was not a merits exoneration.