Lawyers representing a Tennessee death row inmate claim she remained alive after receiving two doses of lethal injection drugs during an execution attempt. According to a court filing, witnesses reported she was administered pentobarbital at a specified time but was still breathing afterward. The case has raised questions about the effectiveness of the state’s execution protocol. Legal experts are closely watching the proceedings as the inmate’s team seeks further review.
Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike said she was still alive Wednesday night after being administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs. Pike's federal public defenders wrote in a motion to the Tennessee Supreme Court that witnesses reported she had been given doses of pentobarbital at 8:26 p.m. but was "still alive and...
