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Tennessee is attempting to block Christa Pike's attorneys from accessing the lethal injection drug used in her failed execution, citing concerns that it would reveal the supplier in violation of state law, according to court filings. This follows a judge's order to preserve evidence in a lawsuit filed by Pike's attorneys. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital in September, which her attorneys say likely did not enter her bloodstream correctly, resulting in burns and blisters on her arms. The state has stated it is complying with a broader order by Judge I’Ashea L. Myles requiring the preservation of evidence, but has asked the judge to rescind the part of her order allowing Pike’s legal team to inspect, collect, and test any leftover pentobarbital from the execution attempt.
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