New York Post1mon
Texas father’s execution for murder of 2-year-old daughter could be first in US over shaken baby syndrome after judge’s ruling
Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Thursday after his attorneys were told Judge Alfonso Charles, the Tenth Administrative Judicial Region presiding judge ...
WFAA83d
How disagreements about a Texas death row inmate’s guilt became a legal battle between branches of government
AUSTIN, Texas — The Supreme Court of Texas is weighing whether death row inmate Robert Roberson — whose capital punishment was temporarily halted last month — must testify before a Texas ...
The Washington Post28d
Robert Roberson’s execution was halted by judges. What’s next for him?
The Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Leslie Roberson III late Thursday night, an extraordinary development in one of the year’s most controversial death penalty cases.
The Texas Tribune4d
Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s execution
The Supreme Court of Texas on Friday removed its temporary block on the execution of Robert Roberson, saying that Texas legislators’ subpoenas can’t be used to halt death row inmates ...
The Hill29d
Roberson execution temporarily blocked in shaken baby syndrome case
The Supreme Court declined to block Texas from executing Robert Roberson, who insists his conviction for murdering his 2-year-old daughter rests upon a debunked version of shaken baby syndrome ...
The Independent1mon
Execution of Texas father in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case set to go ahead after parole board votes against clemency
Robert Roberson, 57, photographed through plexiglass at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit (Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project) Roberson, 57, is set to be executed ...
Dallas Morning News1d
Texas’ ‘junk science’ law is at the center of the Robert Roberson case?
Brian Wharton, the lead detective who testified for the prosecution at trial but now believes that Robert Roberson is innocent, speaks during a news conference in front of the Anderson County ...
New York Post28d
Texas Supreme Court halts execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal
Supporters of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002, turned to the Texas high court, which normally does not get involved in criminal cases, after both the ...
Yahoo26d
A legal battle spared Robert Roberson’s life, for now. Here’s what happens next.
Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson confirmed Friday that he is expected to appear for testimony in person before the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence next week.
CBS News29d
Robert Roberson's death penalty case proceeds despite shifting stances by law enforcement and prosecutors
However, hours before the scheduled execution, a Travis County judge granted a temporary restraining order, pausing it to allow Roberson to testify at a hearing next week. Then, the Texas Court of ...
USA Today24d
Why speakers at Texas House hearing say AG Ken Paxton's office misrepresented Roberson case
During nine hours of testimony during a Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence hearing over a possibly flawed conviction against death row inmate Robert Roberson and a state law that some ...