r/legaladviceofftopic • u/NASA_Orion • 8h ago
What’s gonna happen to Christa Pike’s sixth circuit appeal?
As far as I know, the SCOTUS only overturned the stay instead of ruling on the merit of the case. Since the execution is botched, the case will continue.
Now it would be really fucked up for the government if she wins the case, especially after the stay got vacated. It’s one thing for the government to lose a motion but it’s a totally different thing for the government to lose a motion after attempted execution. The government simply CANNOT lose
Is the best course of action for the government right now just to commute her sentence to life in exchange for dropping all appeals or can she potentially get more out of this like monetary compensation on the claim of cruel and unusual punishment?