Governor finally indicates at what’s next for Christa Pike after botched lethal injection

Ever since Christa Pike survived her lethal injection execution attempt last month people have been wondering what will happen next, and now the Governor has given an indication. 

Prior, there had looked to be four options as to what could happen next. The most likely outcomes seemed to be: Her sentence being reduced to life without a chance of parole (which her lawyers are seeking), or a further execution attempt, be that lethal injection or another method. 

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has now indicated that convicted killer Christa Pike’s death sentence will likely remain the same, unless challenged by the courts. The Governor halted executions in the state for the rest of the year, while an investigation took place. 

via Tennessee Department of Corrections

When asked whether the state will try to execute Pike again, or if he would instead commute her sentence to life in prison, he said: “As it relates to a particular individual like Christa Pike and her crime, she’s still incarcerated under the laws of the State of Tennessee. I suspect her sentence will be the same as before unless determined otherwise by the courts.”

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So, while this is not confirmation, he has hinted the death penalty will still stand. Pike’s lawyers had requested Lee to commute her sentence, and said she has “endured punishment greater than any other person in the history of the American death penalty.”

Christa Pike survived two rounds of lethal injection, and was sent straight to hospital. She had been set to be the first woman in Tennessee to be executed in over 200 years. 

Prior to her execution attempt, Christa Pike and her legal team clearly stated they did not want lethal injection to be the method used to execute her. It was stressed this method may trigger severe flashbacks of abuse she received as a child, and it was also argued that Pike has small veins and a blood condition that could make it difficult to place an IV line. This argument will most likely rise again, if this option is looked into for a second time. 

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