The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the case of a Tennessee inmate convicted of murdering a teenage classmate in 1995, allowing her execution to proceed. If carried out, it would mark the state’s first execution of a woman in over two centuries. The lethal injection is set to take place at a maximum-security prison, following years of legal challenges. The decision comes amid ongoing debates over capital punishment and gender in sentencing.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years. Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. local time Wednesday at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in...
