When a Texas House committee launched a dramatic effort to stop death row inmate Robert Roberson’s execution this month, it brought long-running disagreements about his guilt out of the ...

Death row inmate Robert Roberson, convicted of murder on elements of "shaken baby syndrome,” has been ordered to appear before a Texas House committee.

FILE - Texas lawmakers meet with Robert Roberson at a prison in Livingston, Texas, Sept. 27, 2024. (Criminal Justice Reform Caucus via AP, File)(AP) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t ...

A jury sentenced Robert Roberson to death two decades ago after they found him guilty of killing his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. This week, the Roberson case suffered another legal ...

Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to set an execution date, citing ongoing legal proceedings and ...

Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at Texas' Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. Texas death row prisoners are housed in Livingston but executed at the state prison in ...

Robert Roberson, who was convicted by an East Texas jury of murdering his two-year-old daughter in 2002, was set to die by execution on Oct. 17. He would have been the first person in the U.S. to ...

An undated family photo of Robert Roberson III with his daughter Nikki. Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 17, 2024, for his conviction in a controversial "shaken baby syndrome" case.

Death Penalty. Why Texas Lawmakers Tried To Stop America's First 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Execution Robert Roberson was sentenced to death based on outdated and largely discredited scientific evidence.

Robert Roberson seeks a new trial for the 2003 conviction of the murder of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. His attorneys are asking for a new trial based on new findings they say debunk ...

Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at Texas’ Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. (Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project) When a Texas House committee launched a ...

Robert Roberson’s attorneys showed this picture of him and his daughter, Nikki Curtis, during a hearing reviewing his conviction in her death. Credit: Courtesy of Roberson's attorneys.