Tennessee has scheduled an execution date for Christa Pike, who has spent decades on death row for a murder committed when she was a teenager. The date was set after the state’s top court cleared the way for the sentence to proceed.

Pike was convicted in 1996 of killing a fellow student in a case that drew national attention. She was 18 at the time of the crime and became the youngest woman on death row in the United States. Her lawyers have argued for years that her age and troubled background should be considered.

The case has sparked fresh debate about the death penalty. Supporters of the execution say the crime was brutal and the sentence was fair. Opponents argue that executing someone for a crime committed as a teenager raises serious moral questions.

Pike’s legal team is expected to file last-minute appeals. If the execution goes ahead, it would be one of the most closely watched in Tennessee in recent years. The governor has not said whether he will intervene.