acon, has witnessed five lethal injections in Georgia as a media witness since 2014. Savage says he's not aware of any complications during the five lethal injection executions he witnessed.

 I'd say within 10 minutes, they were pronounced dead,  Savage said.

Zivot says the Tennessee case highlights potential complications with lethal injection that states must consider.

 I would say that what she underwent was painful,  Zivot said.  And because we knew that it could happen, the state knew and they let it go anyway, that to me is a definition of cruelty. 

Tennessee has halted executions for the rest of the year, and the Tennessee governor has called for an independent review into Pike's case. So far, there's no word on if other states may halt lethal injections in response.

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