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Federal appeals court halts Christa Pike's execution about an hour beforehand
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Summary
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit issued a short stay roughly an hour before Christa Pike was set to be executed Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Tennessee. Pike's attorneys argue her history of child sexual abuse wasn't presented to the jury before she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. The court said it needed time to resolve the issue on the merits; one of three judges dissented.
Left-leaning
- Tennessee inmate Christa Pike's execution halted an hour beforehandAxios · Sep 30, 10:58 AM
- Execution of Tennessee woman blocked by federal court with hours to spareWashington Post · Sep 30, 11:12 AM
- Court Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death RowNew York Times · Sep 30, 3:13 PM
Center
- Federal appeals court stays Christa Pike execution with hours to spareThe Hill · Sep 30, 10:59 AM
- Appeals court grants Christa Pike a stay of execution in TennesseeUPI · Sep 30, 1:50 PM
Right-leaning
- Tennessee was about an hour from executing Christa Pike. Then a federal court stepped inWashington Times · Sep 30, 12:24 PM