Capital punishment in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, is abolished.
A person who commits a federal crime in Puerto Rico can receive the death penalty.
The death penalty sentence on Arocho was appealed and made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, only to be upheld.
Two years later, in 1929, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico abolished capital punishment.
"[8] Despite these provisions, the death penalty can and has been sought for federal crimes committed in Puerto Rico.