The case of Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt in Tennessee, has been called unprecedented. It’s not. Among other failed executions, there is the case of Willie Francis in Louisiana. In 1946, the state attempted to execute a 17-year-old who had been condemned to die for shooting a pharmacist to death.
Perspective: In the troubling case of Christa Pike, what could — or should — happen next?
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