A landmark legal case is unfolding as a woman in Tennessee faces the possibility of becoming the first female to be executed in the state in over two centuries. Legal challenges have been raised regarding the fairness of her trial and the application of the death penalty in her case. The proceedings have drawn national attention to issues of gender bias and capital punishment. Courts are now weighing whether her sentence should stand or be reconsidered.
Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years.
