Christa Gail Pike v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE January 27, 2004 Session CHRISTA GAIL PIKE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County No. 68280 Mary Beth Leibowitz, Judge No. E2002-00766-CCA-R3-PD - Filed July 15, 2004 The petitioner, Christa Gail Pike, appeals as of right from an order denying her motion to reinstate a petition for post-conviction relief. Her counsel had previously appealed an order approving the withdrawal of the post-conviction claim. In this appeal, the petitioner asserts (1) that an inmate under a sentence of death should not be…