We have not previously confronted a case in which a criminal defendant has died pending a collateral appeal. Other States that have done so have generally dismissed or abated the appeal but have refused to abate the entire prosecution. See, e.g., Jackson v. State, 559 So.2d 320, 321 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990) (appeal from denial of application for habeas corpus); Vick v. Ault, 230 Ga. 204 (1973) (appeal from denial of petition for habeas corpus); Keeny v. State, 575 S.W.2d 850, 850-851 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978) (appeal from denial of application for writ of error coram nobis challenging guilty plea). When a defendant dies after filing a petition for certiorari, the United States Supreme Court dismisses the petition but leaves the underlying judgment untouched.