Entries tagged with “W. Mark Ward”
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,Aug 12, 2026
Tennessee Court Holds Multi-Day Hearing on Christa Pike’s Lethal Injection Challenge
UPDATE: The three-day evidentiary hearing concluded on August 13. Testimony centered on three contested issues: whether Ms. Pike’s thrombocytosis creates an unconstitutional risk of IV complications and pulmonary edema during lethal injection; whether transferring her to Riverbend Maximum Security Institution and placing her under close observation before execution would retraumatize her given her documented history of childhood sexual abuse and PTSD; and whether her proposed alternative…