Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted shortly before it was due to happen

Flock has made unsupported or inconsistent statistical claims in the past, according to a CBS News review and criminal justice experts.

State governor and supreme court earlier refused calls for clemency for Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder Tennessee ’s first execution of a woman in 200 years was halted by a court on Wednesday morning an hour before it was set to take place . The state governor and the supreme court had earlier refused calls for clemency in the case of Christa Pike , who was convicted of murder 30 years ago.

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Justice Department had filed a judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota after they spoke with the New York Times.