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وكالة موازين نيوز
Tennessee's first female execution in 200 years
Execution of Krista Pike's death sentence in Tennessee was halted just moments before the scheduled time after her lawyers requested a review of her case due to her being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. The federal court issued a temporary stay of execution to allow for the examination of legal arguments, amid debate over whether this request constitutes a reopening of the case or a new appeal, while prosecutors insist on carrying out the sentence. Pike, convicted of killing a fellow student in 1995 at the age of 18, was poised to become the first woman to be executed in the state in over 200 years.
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