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Austin Sarat: Pike case is 'extraordinary and unprecedented moment' US death penalty history

Austin Sarat, an American academic specializing in US capital punishment, explains the unprecedented nature of Christa Pike's botched execution. Sentenced to death in Tennessee, Pike survived two injections of barbiturates.

Austin Sarat: Pike case is 'extraordinary and unprecedented moment' US death penalty history

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