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Docket for 26-5696 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
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No. 26-5696 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
Title:
Christa Gail Pike, Petitioner
v.
Tennessee
Docketed:
September 25, 2026
Linked with:
26A414
Lower Ct:
Supreme Court of Tennessee, Middle Division
Case Numbers:
(M2020-01156-SC-DPE-DD)
Decision Date:
September 23, 2026
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 25 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
Petition
Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
Certificate of Word Count
Proof of Service
Sep 25 2026
Application (26A414) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Main Document
Proof of Service
Sep 28 2026
Brief of respondent Tennessee in opposition filed.
Main Document
Sep 28 2026
Reply of petitioner Christa Pike filed.
Main Document
Proof of Service
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Luke Parker Ihnen
Counsel of Record
Federal Defender Services of E. Tenn., Inc.
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 2400
Knoxville, TN 37929
Luke_Ihnen@fd.org
Ph: 8656377979
Party name: Christa Pike
Attorneys for Respondent
Nicholas White Spangler
Counsel of Record
Office of Tennessee Attorney General
300 7th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37243
nick.spangler@ag.tn.gov
Ph: 615-741-3486
Party name: State of Tennessee
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