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Federal Appeals Court Stays Christa Pike's Execution in Tennessee
A federal court has issued a stay of execution for Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the stay, citing the need to properly analyze arguments regarding whether Pike's appeal constitutes a Rule 60(b)(6) motion or a second or successive habeas petition. Pike was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. CDT at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Her attorneys confirmed the stay, emphasizing serious concerns about the scheduled execution. The Tennessee attorney general's office has since asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the stay and allow the execution to proceed. Governor Bill Lee had previously stated he would not intervene, and the Tennessee Supreme Court also declined to halt the execution last week. The U.S. Supreme Court had also declined a clemency request yesterday.
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USA Today
Christa Pike out of appeals after Supreme Court denies execution stay
The nation's highest court denied Pike's request for a stay of execution less than 24 hours before Pike is set to be executed by lethal injection.
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Reuters
Appeals court halts Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years. The 6th U.S.
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Reuters
US Supreme Court sides with Tennessee to allow its first execution of a woman in 200 years
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Tennessee could proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate three decades ago.
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Reuters
Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years.
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Nashville Tennessean
Is Christa Pike alive? What we know after failed execution in Tennessee
Christa Pike's attorneys do not currently know her condition, or even where she's located, but have said she is being treated at a nearby hospital.
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Florida Times-Union
Christa Pike execution halted in 1995 murder of Jacksonville woman
Christa Pike was convicted of killing Jacksonville, Florida native Colleen Slemmer, 19, in 1995. Her execution, set for Sept. 30, has been stayed.
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Reuters
Christa Pike gets "life-saving medical care" after surviving Tennessee execution
By Jonathan Allen Oct 1 (Reuters) - Christa Pike was receiving "life-saving medical care" in a Nashville hospital on Thursday hours after she survived two attempts by Tennessee to execute her with lethal injections, her lawyers said, renewing scrutiny of capital punishment in the US.
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Nashville Tennessean
US Supreme Court declines to stop Christa Pike's execution
The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop Christa Pike's execution, scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 30.
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Nashville Tennessean
Was Bill Lee right to deny Christa Pike clemency? Vote now | Opinion
Gov. Bill Lee denied clemency for Christa Pike, who is scheduled for execution Sept. 30 for a 1995 murder.
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Nashville Tennessean
Will Christa Pike be executed? Last hope lies at US Supreme Court
Christa Pike argues her death at the hands of male executioners will be unconstitutionally cruel because she was repeatedly raped as a minor.
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AP News
Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years
One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee
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