Texas court denies request to stop execution over Christa Pike's failed lethal injection
A Texas court on Wednesday refused to halt the execution of a man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk after his attorneys cited the failed lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee.
TL;DR
- A Texas court refused to halt an execution.
- Attorneys for the condemned man cited the failed lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee.
- The attorneys argued the execution method constituted cruel and unusual punishment.