Capital punishment in Tennessee

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit halts Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee shortly before it was scheduled, to allow for further review of whether evidence of childhood sexual abuse was adequately considered at sentencing; the U.S. Supreme Court shortly after lifts the Sixth Circuit's stay order, allowing the execution to proceed.

Capital punishment in the United States › Capital punishment in Tennessee

Pike is sent to a hospital following the failed administration of two rounds of the drugs used to perform the lethal injection.