Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
I'm not sure who may have seen her," he said.Authorities have not yet said whether they will try again to execute Pike. They have also not offered an explanation for what went wrong. But Tennessee Governor Bill Lee suspended all executions for the rest of the year - and the head of prisons in the state said he would resign on Saturday."If she recovers - she may not fully recover - and there may be issues about her competence.
- ▪I'm not sure who may have seen her," he said.Authorities have not yet said whether they will try again to execute Pike.
- ▪They have also not offered an explanation for what went wrong.
- ▪But Tennessee Governor Bill Lee suspended all executions for the rest of the year - and the head of prisons in the state said he would resign on Saturday."If she recovers - she may not fully recover - and there may be issues about her compe
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Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer saysImage source, ReutersImage caption, Christa Pike appearing in court in 2007BySakshi VenkatramanPublished7 minutes agoUS murderer Christa Pike remains critically ill in hospital and her prognosis is still unclear following her failed execution, her lawyer has said on Sunday.Speaking to CNN on Sunday morning, Pike's lawyer Stephen Ferrell said doctors were still trying to clear two doses of pentobarbital from her body.Pike, 50, was sentenced to death following her conviction for murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
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