Lawyers, experts urge Tennessee governor to commute Christa Pike’s sentence after botched execution

Christa Pike survived her planned execution after two doses of lethal injection drugs failed to kill her, an event described as unprecedented. Her lawyers are seeking to commute her death sentence to life in prison, citing cruel and unusual punishment. Governor Bill Lee has halted further executions and ordered a third-party review of the incident.

• Christa Pike survived her execution after receiving two doses of lethal injection drugs.
• Her lawyers are calling for her death sentence to be commuted to life in prison.
• Governor Bill Lee has halted further executions and ordered a review of the botched execution.
• This is the second failed execution in Tennessee this year.
• Pike was convicted of the 1995 murder of a classmate.
• She would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.