Key legal question
Whether Y.'s complaint against costs and denial of compensation had become moot after the parallel appeal resulted in remittal of the merits judgment.
Extracted holding
Yes. Because the parallel case led to the setting aside of the merits judgment, the cost and compensation issues had to be reassessed by the lower court.
Extracted reasoning
Without definitive findings on the facts, the causal basis for a cost order after acquittal could no longer be reviewed; the complaint therefore became moot.