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After Roberson ruling, upcoming Court of Criminal Appeals election in the spotlight

Three of the five judges who allowed Robert Roberson’s execution to proceed will be leaving the court after Paxton-backed primary challenges.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 18, 2024

Texas was about to execute Robert Roberson. Then a last-ditch tactic bought him more time

Robert Roberson, who had been set to be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome, had his execution delayed after a dramatic few hours of legal wrangling among three different Texas courts

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

Texas state judge orders pause for controversial ‘shaken baby’ execution

Robert Roberson was scheduled to die in a US case where experts cast doubt on the evidence used in his conviction.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2024

Texas supreme court blocks execution of man in late-night ruling

Robert Roberson, 57, who has long claimed innocence over death of daughter, has for now been spared

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024

With little say over Robert Roberson’s fate, Texas lawmakers take extraordinary steps to buy him more time

With Roberson’s options dwindling, a House panel used its bully pulpit to prove his case and excoriate the failures of the state’s junk science law.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 17, 2024

Texas man set to be first in US executed over shaken baby syndrome makes last appeals

A Texas man who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is facing a lethal injection

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024

Texas man faces execution after clemency plea fails

Robert Roberson was convicted of killing daughter and is now set to be first execution in a shaken baby syndrome case.

Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2024

Texas Supreme Court temporarily stops Robert Roberson’s execution

The state’s highest civil court said it wants a lower court to resolve a separation-of-powers issue raised by a group of Texas lawmakers who subpoenaed the death row inmate the night before he was set to be put to death.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 16, 2024

Texas man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case awaits clemency ruling

A Texas man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is awaiting a decision on his request for clemency from a state board

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024

Shaken baby syndrome: What to know as Texas man could be first in US executed over it

What is the debate over shaken baby syndrome?

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024