So my thinking here is this: she was sentenced to death, she received her punishment (failed execution), sentence can be considered complete?

I dont know much about US/Tennessee law but it would seem that she is in uncharted territory - having survived execution - and is a bit of a headache for the legal system? Are there any other cases like this and what happened?

My thinking is very liberal/European (I dont support capital punishment anyway) but providing she is no longer a risk to society - just release her. If it can be proved she is a risk, transfer her to a low security prison?

FYI: Christa Pike

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    From what I heard there is already language that explains exactly what to do and that is if it fails then the fallback is electric chair. Of course her lawyers will fight it for the next 20 years, and even crazier if somehow they win. My guess is she dies naturally in jail before whatever next attempt gets finalized and I am ok with that.

    So my opinion is, no she should not be freed and just be kept in jail for the remainder of her life.

      • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Tennessee

        For real… says for convictions before 1999, and if that is not an option they will continue to find something else. I am assuming the lawyers will fight that this does not apply to attempted executions but problems that came before it. If watching southern states and their absolute disgusting behavior towards death row inmates even with cases proving their innocense I highly doubt what happened here will ultimately change the final outcome.