Christa Pike’s attorneys set to appear in court after botched execution

• Attorneys for Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived an execution attempt , are seeking a court order to ensure the preservation of evidence in her botched execution . They are expected to appear in court later today.

• Pike is conscious and speaking one week after the failed execution, the attorneys say. After surviving two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, she was transferred to a hospital and received lifesaving medical care.

• Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, was to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years.

No indication whether state will seek death penality for Pike again

The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office hasn’t indicated whether it will seek to put Chrisa Pike to death again, Stephen Ferrell, one of Pike’s attorneys, told CNN on Sunday.

Pike’s lawyers have called on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

After Pike’s failed execution last week, Lee suspended executions for the rest of the year and announced a third party would do “a thorough and comprehensive” review of her case.

Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is running to replace Lee as governor in January, called to bring back the electric chair and “deliver justice for these victims swiftly.”

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, her attorneys say

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to put her to death via lethal injection last week, is conscious and speaking , according to a statement from her attorneys.

“Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery,” the statement said.

After surviving two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital during her planned execution, Pike was transferred to a hospital where she was initially unconscious and placed on a ventilator, receiving lifesaving medical care.

Her attorneys said they are grateful to the first responders and medical team who “treated Christa like a human and have provided exceptional care to her.”

“Christa is a survivor and will take recovering one day at a time,” her attorneys added.

• 田纳西州囚犯克丽斯塔·派克在一次死刑执行中幸存下来，她的律师正在寻求法院命令，以确保保存有关她死刑执行失败的证据。他们预计将于今天晚些时候出庭。

律师称，派克在死刑执行失败一周后意识清醒，能够说话。她在两次注射戊巴比妥钠后奇迹般地活了下来，随后被送往医院接受了救命的医疗救治。

• 派克因 1995 年谋杀 19 岁的科琳·斯莱默而被判处死刑，她将成为 200 年来田纳西州第一个被处决的女性。

目前尚无迹象表明州政府是否会再次寻求对派克判处死刑

田纳西州总检察长办公室尚未表明是否会再次寻求判处克里萨·派克死刑，派克的律师之一斯蒂芬·费雷尔周日告诉 CNN。

派克的律师呼吁田纳西州州长比尔·李将她的刑期减为终身监禁，不得假释。

上周派克被执行死刑失败后，李暂停了今年剩余时间的死刑执行，并宣布将由第三方对她的案件进行“彻底和全面的”审查。

美国共和党参议员玛莎·布莱克本（Marsha Blackburn）将于1月竞选接替李（Lee）担任州长，她呼吁恢复电椅，并“迅速为这些受害者伸张正义”。

克丽斯塔·派克的律师说，她目前意识清醒，能够说话。

据克丽斯塔·派克的律师发表的声明称，上周田纳西州试图对她执行注射死刑，但幸存了下来，目前她意识清醒，能够说话。

声明称：“尽管她的手臂遭受了严重损伤，但她仍然被铐着手铐和脚镣绑在床上。她的康复情况在医学上是前所未有的。她的预后尚不明确，但至少我们预计她需要很长时间才能康复。”

在计划执行死刑的过程中，派克侥幸躲过了两剂看似致命的戊巴比妥钠，随后被送往医院。起初她处于昏迷状态，之后被接上呼吸机，接受了救命的医疗护理。

她的律师表示，他们感谢急救人员和医疗团队“像对待人一样对待克丽斯塔，并为她提供了卓越的护理”。

“克丽斯塔是个坚强的人，她会一天一天地慢慢康复，”她的律师补充道。