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Lawyer of Texas Autistic Man Set to Be Executed Urges Gov. Abbott to Grant a Last-Minute Reprieve

Governor Abbott now stands as the only authority who can delay Robert Roberson's execution.

Latin Times

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

Execution of Texas father in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case set to go ahead after parole board votes against clemency

Former detective who investigated Robert Roberson – but now believes him innocent – has said he’s ‘so mad I could spit nails’ that the 57-year-old looks likely to be put to death

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Texas Man Seeks Clemency In Shaken Baby Syndrome Case

Robert Roberson faces execution in Texas for shaken baby syndrome murder conviction. Debate over evidence.

Top News

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted

Texas rarely grants clemency for death row inmates, but that's not stopping a group of bipartisan lawmakers from showing their support for a man scheduled to be executed in October

The Independent UK

Bipartisan Texas House majority urges clemency for man facing execution in shaken baby case

Lawmakers cite new scientific evidence that they say proves Robert Roberson, who is set for execution on Oct. 17, did not kill his daughter.

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers show bipartisan support to try to stop a man's execution

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers is urging Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt an execution

The Independent UK

Bipartisan Legislators Join Calls for Clemency for Robert Roberson

The condemned Texas man was convicted of killing his daughter in 2003 based on an outdated ‘shaken baby syndrome’ diagnostic process.

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John Grisham on death row prisoner: ‘Texas is about to execute innocent man’

‘There was no crime,’ says author about Robert Roberson who was convicted of murder based on discredited science

Latin Times

Autistic Texas man facing execution seeks clemency with support from detective who convicted him: 'We were wrong'

the former detective admitted grave errors in the investigation and prosecution of the case

International Business Times

Texas Man Set For Execution Despite Debunked Science Behind His Conviction: 'There Was No Crime'

Robert Roberson's request for a new trial was denied. Now a coalition of scientists are requesting the US Supreme Court to stop the execution.

Latin Times

Texas man set for execution despite debunked science behind his conviction: 'there was no crime'

Robert Roberson's request for a new trial was denied. Now a coalition of scientists are requesting the US Supreme Court to stop the execution.

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Texas Court Rejects Last Appeal for a Man Set To Be Executed Based on Disputed 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Evidence

Robert Roberson is scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed based on evidence of what used to be called "shaken baby syndrome."

Texas Observer

Junk Science, ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome,’ and the Fate of Robert Roberson

An East Texas man could soon become the nation's first person killed by the state based on the controversial hypothesis.

Reason

Texas Might Soon Become the First State To Execute Someone Based on Disputed 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Evidence

Texas has set an October 17 execution date for Robert Roberson, convicted in 2003 of murdering his 2-year-old daughter.

The Independent UK

Cop helped send a man to death row for killing his child. Now he’s fighting for his life

Brian Wharton played vital role in prosecution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted for murder of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki

The Texas Tribune

When the science crumbles, Texas law says a conviction could, too. That rarely happens.

Texas’ 2013 law that allows for new trials in cases with flawed scientific evidence was pioneering. But the state’s highest criminal court has rejected most of those challenges.

The Texas Tribune

Texas sets execution date for East Texas man accused in shaken baby case

Lawyers for Robert Robertson say the science used to sentence him to death is questionable and that prior health issues could explain the death of his 2-year-old daughter in 2003.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Trump lashes out on day one of trial; RBA holds cash rate; and Russell Brand faces second criminal inquiry

The former president says the case is being overseen by a ‘rogue judge’ and calls the New York attorney general a ‘horror show’

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