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Christa Pike granted stay of execution; Tennessee officials appeal to Supreme Court

Christa Pike granted stay of execution; Tennessee officials appeal to Supreme Court
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Christa Gail Pike, less than two hours away from becoming the first woman in Tennessee to be executed in more than 200 years, was granted a stay of execution on Wednesday. A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit granted Pike, 50, a stay “until further order of this co...

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