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The cases against Michael Miske’s co-defendants continue more than a month after the convicted crime boss was found dead in his cell.

A federal legal doctrine requires all actions be vacated if a defendant dies before being sentenced or if any appeals remain.

It turns out the convicted crime boss had a history of medical issues. But further testing is being done to figure out the cause of his death.

Jake Smith emerged as a key witness against the convicted Honolulu crime boss after agreeing to a plea deal with prosecutors.

The ex-Honolulu businessman was convicted of murder in connection with the 2016 killing of Johnathan Fraser, among other charges. His sentencing is set for late November.

A motion filed last week says there’s no place safe in the Federal Detention Center for Jake Smith, but a judge denied releasing him on house arrest until sentencing.

Prosecutors failed to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Miske had paid for the murder of Johnathan Fraser, even though the jury convicted him of other crimes related to Fraser’s death.

Prosecutors allege that Mike Miske wrongly blamed Jonathan Fraser for the death of his son, Caleb, and had him killed in retaliation.

Gifts to planning department officials, forged signatures and other improprieties came out in testimony from a prosecution witness in the sweeping criminal trial.