American Samoa · American Samoa Code Annotated Title 46 — Criminal Justice
A.S.C.A. tit. 46 § 46.3513: Death penalty-Life imprisonment
What this law says, in plain English
Persons convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death or, if death is not recommended, to life imprisonment with no parole eligibility for at least 40 years.
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