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Xavier Becerra addresses death penalty after botched Christa Pike execution

Xavier Becerra's campaign said he still supports Governor Gavin Newsom's moratorium on executions after Christa Pike's failed execution.

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Will Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike again? They might.So far, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has not responded to repeated calls from Pike's attorneys and death penalty observers to commute her sentence from the death penalty to life in prison.

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Tennessee governor resists calls to commute Christa Pike's sentence after botched execution creates questions 'never needed to be asked'Tennessee governor Bill Lee has so far resisted calls to commute Christa Pike’s sentence despite repeated pleas from her lawyer – with her botched execution attempt creating questions that have "never needed to be asked."

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