A woman's challenge to a state's execution method has been rejected. Christa Gail Pike, who was convicted of a violent crime, had sought to reopen a hearing on the matter. Her legal team finds the decision disappointing.

The crime for which she was convicted occurred in 1995 and involved the torture and murder of another woman. A special master made the decision to deny the emergency motion, which is part of Pike's broader challenge to the state's protocol for carrying out executions.