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Puerto Rico Jury Acquits Two Facing Death Penalty

HeadlineAug 01, 2003

A Puerto Rican jury has acquitted two men accused of murder in one of the island’s most controversial cases ever. The two men would have faced the death penalty if they had been convicted even though the island’s constitution bars execution.

The Ashcroft-led Justice Department overrode Puerto Rico’s constitution so federal prosecutors could seek the death penalty if the men were found guilty.

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