[Verginius Rufus]

Is this a rhetorical question or a trick question? I'm not a lawyer. Obviously if a defendant has died he can't be physically punished, but I could envision a situation where a monetary fine or restitution might be in question and it would be valuable to resolve the question of innocence or guilt.

Of course the Warren Commission went on to pronounce Lee Harvey Oswald guilty after his death and to declare him the lone gunman. 50 years later much of the public still wonders what the truth was.

[BiglyCommentary]

And I’m asking only about criminal cases and an actual trial, not some fact finding panel like the The Warren Commission.