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Christa Pike, Confused After Failed Tennessee Execution, Is at Center of Legal Storm

Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.

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Christa Pike’s lawyers said she has a blood clot in one arm and pneumonia, and had not eaten — she was unable to swallow when her lawyers saw her.
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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee

The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.

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Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted.
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Tennessee Commissioner Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike

Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review began.

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Frank Strada, the embattled Tennessee prison chief, is stepping down after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns Days After Failed Execution

Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review begins.

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Frank Strada, the embattled Tennessee prison chief, is stepping down following the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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How a Failed Execution Left Christa Pike Hovering Between Life and Death

Her legal team had repeatedly warned that her execution could go wrong. On Wednesday, they were proven right.

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Emergency vehicles arrived at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on Wednesday after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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Tennessee Prison Chief Was Hired Despite a Trail of Troubled Executions

The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, who resigned as the state’s top prison official on Saturday, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.

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Frank Strada speaking at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville after an execution in August.
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With Christa Pike Unconscious, Another Execution Attempt Is in Doubt

Her condition raises questions about whether Tennessee could attempt to execute her again if she is incapable of understanding what is happening.

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Friday’s disclosure was the most detailed information about Christa Pike’s health since she survived two rounds of pentobarbital Wednesday evening.
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