Christa Pike set to become first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years, defence says she is a victim too
Lawyers for Pike, convicted of killing a fellow student in 1995, argue she should receive clemency and would not face a death sentence if tried today.
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Christa Pike is set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years, according to reports on her upcoming case.
Pike was convicted of killing a fellow student in 1995. Her lawyers argue that she should be granted clemency, contending that she would not receive a death sentence if the crime were tried under today's standards.
Her defence team has framed Pike herself as a victim, pointing to circumstances they say should be taken into account in any clemency decision.
The case has drawn attention to broader questions about how capital sentencing standards have evolved since the 1990s, and about the rarity of executions of women in Tennessee's history.
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- Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too — BBC News — World
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