# Christa Pike’s lawyers speak after emergency hearing: She woke up ‘to the shock of everyone’

https://mins.news/en/item/90249

- NBC News, 2026-10-07 18:35 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/christa-pike-s-lawyers-speak-after-emergency-hearing-in-tennessee-271198277852

> Christa Pike’s attorneys, Luke Ihnen and Randy Spivey, discuss a ruling requiring Tennessee to preserve evidence from the failed execution. They also describe Pike’s condition at the hospital and outline how they plan to proceed with her case.

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