Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike stated that she was still alive on Wednesday night after being administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs. Pike's federal public defenders filed a motion with the Tennessee Supreme Court indicating that witnesses reported she received doses of pentobarbital at 8:26 p.m. but was "still alive" at that time.
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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike reported alive after lethal injection, lawyers claim
Lawyers for Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, reported that she remained alive after receiving lethal injection drugs. They filed a motion with the Tennessee Supreme Court, citing witness accounts of the administration of pentobarbital.
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