Christa Pike lawyers seek to block second execution attempt

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Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike are trying to stop another execution attempt after she survived a failed lethal injection and later regained consciousness in hospital. A judge ordered officials to preserve evidence from the execution, while Pike’s defense is expected to argue that another attempt would violate the US Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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