Puerto Rico · Código Penal de Puerto Rico 2012 (Ley 146-2012)
Cód. Penal PR § 94: Pena de losasesinatos
What this law says, in plain English
This statute sets prison sentences for murder convictions: 99 years for first-degree murder and 50 years for second-degree murder, with parole eligibility after 35 years (or 20 years if the defendant was a minor tried as an adult).
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