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Why is the subject in the infinitive clause in accusative case?

Dōrippa: Nūlla fēmina mē miserior vīvit, Sanniō. Melius est mē mortuam esse quam sine amīcīs in hāc urbe vivere!"
Sanniō: Quid ais: 'sine amīcīs'? Nūper nōn modo Lepidus...

Why is mē mortuam accusative? Is it the general case for the pattern?

[ADJ] est [SUBJECT] [INF]