Christa Pike Conscious and Speaking After Botched Execution, Lawyers Say
Attorneys report death row inmate is recovering, secure order to preserve evidence from failed execution.
US Politics • 2 hours ago
US death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking and is expected to make a recovery, nearly a week after her execution was halted. Pike's attorneys confirmed the development at a press conference.
In a legal development Wednesday, Pike's lawyers successfully persuaded a judge to order the state to preserve the maximum amount of evidence from her execution, which failed to result in her death. The attorneys stated that Pike's future remains uncertain at this time.