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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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New York Post· Oct 7, 9:33 AMTennessee governor resists calls to commute Christa Pike's sentence after botched execution creates questions 'never needed to be asked'

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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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