De publicis iudiciis libri
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Dig. 48,20,11Marcianus libro ..... de publicis iudiciis. Si quis damnatus appellaverit et pendente appellatione decesserit, bona eius non publicantur: nam ita posterius quoque testamentum eius ratum est. idem est et si appellatio non recepta est. 1Qui reus est non maiestatis, bona administrare potest et pecuniam credere debitamque sibi recipere, si bona fide debitores ei solvunt: in fraudem autem quae alienavit, post condemnationem revocantur.
The Same, Book. When anyone who has been convicted appeals, and dies while the appeal is pending, his property is not confiscated; for even a second will, if he should make one, will be valid. The same must be said even if the appeal is rejected. 1A defendant, except when accused of high treason, can administer his own property, pay his debts, and receive what is due to him, if it is paid in good faith; but every alienation which he has made for the purpose of defrauding the Treasury after his conviction can be set aside.