Newslive Burden Tennessee Ordered to Preserve Evidence Proof in Botched Execution of Christa Pike
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“LAWYERS FOR CHRISTA PIKE HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER COURT HEARING”
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Tennessee has carried out executions using three different methods: electrocution, lethal injection, and nitrogen hypoxia
Tennessee execution warrants are signed by the Governor and specify a 24-hour window
Colleen Slemmer was a Job Corps student, like her killer Christa Pike.
Both 18-year-old women were enrolled at the Knoxville Job Corps Center in 1995 when Pike and an accomplice lured Slemmer to a secluded area. Pike was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death that same year.
Topic poll · all networksHow old was Christa Pike when she made US history at sentencing?
- 16 years old
- 18 years old
- 21 years old
- 24 years old
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18 years old
Topic poll · all networksWhat legal standard decides if a botched execution is unconstitutional?
- Substantial risk of serious harm
- Any measurable pain inflicted
- Death not achieved in 10 min
- Medical negligence standard
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Substantial risk of serious harm
Topic poll · all networksIn U.S. criminal courts, what is the burden of proof standard?
- Beyond a reasonable doubt
- Clear and convincing evidence
- Preponderance of evidence
- Probable cause
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Beyond a reasonable doubt
