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挨2劑毒針沒死奇蹟甦醒!美國女死囚能再被處死一次改坐電椅?
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挨2劑毒針沒死奇蹟甦醒!美國女死囚能再被處死一次改坐電椅?

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田納西州唯一女性死刑犯派克克莉絲塔.派克在死刑執行過程中連續被注射兩劑致死藥物卻未死,甦醒後能言語,但手臂因藥物滲漏嚴重灼傷。此事件引發醫學與憲政爭議,因其可能因缺氧導致大腦損傷而無法理性理解死刑,州長宣布暫停死刑並調查,保守派則主改用電椅處決。派克因1995年年僅18歲時虐殺女同學被判死刑,現關押30年,律師團將要求保全證據並改判無期徒刑。

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派克克莉絲塔.派克是田納西州唯一女性死刑犯,因1995年年僅18歲時殘忍虐殺19歲女同學而被判死刑,現已關押30年。

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田納西州唯一女性死刑犯派克克莉絲塔.派克(Christa Pike)。(取自田納西州矯正署官網)

在死刑台上連續被注射兩劑致死毒藥卻奇蹟生還的美國女死囚克莉絲塔.派克(Christa Pike),在昏迷多日後已甦醒並能開口說話。這起全美罕見的死刑重大出包事件,不僅引發醫學震驚,更在美國法律界拋出前所未有的爭議:一個已經「死過一次」的死刑犯,還能在法律上被拖回去處死第二次嗎?

《紐約時報》報導,50歲的派克是田納西州目前唯一的女性死刑犯。其辯護律師團6日發表聲明證實,派克在納許維爾的醫院搶救後已脫離險境、恢復意識且能言語,但她手臂因藥物滲漏出現嚴重灼傷,面臨漫長復健,目前在病房中仍遭警方銬上手銬與腳鐐戒護。

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大腦缺氧受損 恐成免死關鍵

派克甦醒後,案件迅速從醫療意外演變成憲政風暴。依據美國聯邦最高法院判例,政府不得處決對自身死刑缺乏「理性理解能力」的囚犯,若此次行刑缺氧或毒藥造成派克永久性大腦與認知損傷,田納西州當局在法律上恐難以再次對其行刑。現任共和黨籍州長李伊(Bill Lee)已宣布暫停全州死刑並展開獨立調查;但同黨保守派政要、下屆州長熱門人選布萊克本(Marsha Blackburn)則主張換方式推進,公開提議改用「電椅」處決。

這場死刑危機源於9月30日晚間,派克在雷弗班德最高安全監獄接受注射死刑,行刑人員先後注入兩劑強效致死藥物戊巴比妥(pentobarbital),隔著玻璃的目擊者卻赫然發現她胸口仍在起伏呼吸,行刑因而緊急叫停,隨後由救護車將她送醫插管搶救。

派克在死牢關押已長達30年,她因1995年年僅18歲時殘忍虐殺19歲女同學而遭判死刑。派克律師團定於7日在納許維爾法院出庭,要求法官勒令州政府保全針筒、輸液管與殘留化學藥劑等所有出包物證,並重申請求改判無期徒刑;被害人家屬則悲憤表示正義遭到剝奪。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 田納西州將在獨立調查結束前維持死刑暫停狀態

    Likely · Within weeks

  • 派克律師團將成功爭取證據保全,但改判無期徒刑的機會渺茫

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • 派克是否因缺氧導致永久性大腦損傷?
  • 田納西州是否會再次嘗試處決她?若是,將採用何種方式?
  • 此事件是否會導致美國死刑制度的廣泛改革?

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