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Pike's botched execution renews death penalty scrutiny

Pike's botched execution renews death penalty scrutiny

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Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike is renewing scrutiny over how states carry out the death penalty and raising questions about what legal recourse exists when that protocol goes awry.    The attempt mirrors recent failures in other states, where inmates and their lawyers have argued in court that such errors amount to cruel and…

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