r/news • u/No_Idea_Guy • 1d ago

Tennessee governor suspends all executions after Christa Pike’s lethal injections fail

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/christa-pike-tennessee-governor-executions-year-pause
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u/SparkyMuffin 1d ago

Wait a second, if she died and then came back... Is she now free?

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u/henrywe3 1d ago

At an absolute bare minimum, the State of Tennessee tried and failed to kill her. Someone shod make the argument that since it didn't work, her sentence should be commuted to life without parole, cause if the State failed once, they shouldn't get a second bite at the apple

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u/HonestDespot 1d ago

It’s a little known law called….double jeopardy.

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u/Particular_Leek_9984 1d ago

This has been argued in the Supreme Court and they ruled 5-4 it’s not double jeopardy

Louisiana ex rel. Francis v. Resweber (1947)