The prosecutors offered a plea deal,
Anderson was ready to reject the plea deal.
When a defendant in a criminal case dies before judgment, the case almost always gets dismissed and I think that was what Lamberth was talking about.
here’s the article without the hook email addy and the rest of the explanation
as an aside, back in the day, my boss was convicted in a federal case when he was assassinated before sentencing. Near as I remember, the feds reversed his conviction because he had appealed.
Thanks for the details, much appreciated.
Wow, that is a rather exciting work related story.