US Supreme Court allows Tennessee to execute first woman in 200 years
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court order, permitting Tennessee to proceed with the execution of Christa Pike. Pike is set to be put to death by lethal injection for the murder of a schoolmate three decades ago, marking the first execution of a woman in the state in 200 years.
By Steve GormanThe US Supreme Court overturned a lower-court order on Wednesday and said Tennessee could move ahead with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, opening the way for Christa Pike, 50, to be put to death by lethal injection for the murder of a schoolmate three decades ago. Pike, 50, whos…