Territorial statutes require the jury to be unanimous to impose a death sentence. The court cannot impose sentence of death if the jury fails to agree on the punishment. The only other sentence allowed for first-degree murder is life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 40 years. Statutes also do not provide for a method of execution.[2]
Legal process
When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, upon conviction a sentence of death is decided by the jury. Such decision must be unanimous.