<p>The US Supreme Court has ruled that the execution of Christa Pike, the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in 200 years, can proceed. This decision comes after a lower court had issued a last-minute stay of execution earlier on the same day.</p><p>Christa Pike was sentenced to death for a murder committed in 1995. She was initially scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday morning. However, a federal appeals court halted the execution just hours before it was set to take place, citing a need to evaluate whether Pike's claims of childhood sexual abuse were adequately considered during her sentencing. Both the state governor and the Supreme Court previously denied requests for clemency.</p>
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US Supreme Court Allows Tennessee Execution of Christa Pike to Proceed
The US Supreme Court has permitted the execution of Christa Pike, the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in 200 years, following the vacating of a stay issued by a lower court. Pike was convicted of murder in 1995 and had raised allegations of childhood sexual abuse that were not fully addressed during her sentencing.
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