Tennessee execution of Christa Pike halted by federal court

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of Christa Pike, a woman convicted of the murder at the age of 18, about an hour before she was set to die by lethal injection in Nashville, Tennessee. The court of appeals sought to review whether her allegations of childhood sexual abuse and rape were fully considered at her sentencing. CNN’s Ryan Young reports.

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