Lawyers seek Christa Pike’s release after failed executions
Pike’s lawyer says she is in critical condition after two lethal injection attempts failed. Tennessee has halted executions for the rest of the year and ordered a review.
Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike are demanding her release after two attempts to execute her by lethal injection failed. Al Jazeera Global News reported the demand on 2 October, citing her lawyer’s claim that Pike is in critical condition.
The reported condition has not been independently confirmed in the source material, and the lawyers’ demand has not been granted, according to the available information.
Pike survived two lethal injection doses during a scheduled execution in Tennessee. The date of the attempts and the legal basis for the release demand were not specified.
Governor Bill Lee halted executions in Tennessee for the rest of the year and ordered a review after the failed attempts.
Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of Colleen Slemmer.
