Texas lawmakers show bipartisan support to try to stop a man’s execution
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers petitioned Republican Gov. The petition from 84 lawmakers from the 150-member Republican-controlled state House — as well as medical experts, death penalty attorneys, a former detective on the case, and bestselling novelist John Grisham — is a rare sign of widespread bipartisan support in Texas against a planned execution. “There is a strong majority, a bipartisan majority, of the Texas House that have serious doubts about Robert Roberson’s execution,” Rep. Joe Moody, a Democrat, said at a press conference at the state Capitol. The clemency petition and Roberson’s supporters argue his conviction was based on inaccurate science and that experts have largely debunked that Curtis’ symptoms aligned with shaken baby syndrome. Brian Wharton, a former chief of detectives in Palestine, Texas, who aided in Roberson’s prosecution, signed the petition and publicly called on the state to stop the execution.

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Texas Has Dug a Deep Hole It Can’t Escape on a Particularly Thorny Issue
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas Has Dug a Deep Hole It Can’t Escape on a Particularly Thorny Issue

Slate  

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s court of last resort for criminal cases, declined to reconsider its past decisions, paving the way for Roberson’s execution. The committee then went to the Texas Supreme Court, which at the …

Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is again stopped from testifying
3 months, 1 week ago

Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is again stopped from testifying

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A second attempt by Texas lawmakers to bring a man on death row to the state Capitol over doubts that he killed his 2-year-old daughter failed again Friday, dimming the likelihood of Robert Roberson testifying publicly after a last-minute subpoena halted his execution. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, civil rights advocates and medical experts have expressed doubts …

The key moments as a Texas man faces execution in a shaken baby syndrome case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The key moments as a Texas man faces execution in a shaken baby syndrome case

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Supreme Court ruling has again cleared the way for the execution of Robert Roberson, who would become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death over a murder conviction tied to a case of shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that some medical experts have questioned. But the execution was halted after a …

Texas high court says execution in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case can’t be halted by lawmaker subpoena
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas high court says execution in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case can’t be halted by lawmaker subpoena

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers who say Robert Roberson is innocent used the novel maneuver to pause his execution at the last minute. This spurred a legal conundrum between the state’s criminal and civil courts, which ultimately led to the Texas Supreme …

Robert Roberson’s execution: Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date in ‘shaken baby’ death
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Robert Roberson’s execution: Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date in ‘shaken baby’ death

CNN  

CNN — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter could move forward, even as a state house committee seeks to subpoena the man for his testimony and its bipartisan members fight to spare his life. Roberson’s attorney, Gretchen Sween, in a statement, asked the …

Texas attorney general issues damning statement on death row inmate as activists plead for his life
5 months ago

Texas attorney general issues damning statement on death row inmate as activists plead for his life

Daily Mail  

The Texas Attorney General has hit back at state legislators after they managed to delay the execution of a man on death row for killing his two-year-old daughter. Roberson was set to die by lethal injection following his conviction for killing his toddler daughter, Nikki Curtis, at his Palestine, Texas home. Roberson was set to die by lethal injection following …

Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim
5 months, 1 week ago

Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim

Raw Story  

"Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. A week after death row inmate Robert Roberson was set to die, the extraordinary quest to save his life …

Execution case highlights major policy split in Texas GOP
5 months, 1 week ago

Execution case highlights major policy split in Texas GOP

Raw Story  

"Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Eleven years ago, Texas lawmakers passed what would become known as the state’s “junk science” law, allowing courts to overturn convictions …

Ex-juror in ‘shaken baby’ case tells hearing Texas death row inmate should not face execution
5 months, 1 week ago

Ex-juror in ‘shaken baby’ case tells hearing Texas death row inmate should not face execution

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Terre Compton, an original juror, told …

Texas Lawmakers Did Something Unprecedented to Save an Innocent Man’s Life
55 years, 3 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Did Something Unprecedented to Save an Innocent Man’s Life

Slate  

Robert Roberson, who was wrongfully convicted of a capital crime, was due to die on Thursday at 6 p.m. Related From Slate The Next Stage in the Effort to End the Death Penalty In 2003, when Roberson went on trial, shaken baby syndrome was, as Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a statement accompanying the Supreme Court’s refusal on Thursday to …

Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken-baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken-baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal

LA Times  

Jennifer Martin and Thomas Roberson, older brother of condemned prisoner Robert Roberson, protest outside the prison where Roberson was scheduled for execution in Huntsville, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken …

Man's Execution In Shaken Baby Case Delayed After Texas Lawmakers' ‘Unprecedented’ Move
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Man's Execution In Shaken Baby Case Delayed After Texas Lawmakers' ‘Unprecedented’ Move

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The execution of a Texas man convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter under a disputed shaken baby syndrome diagnosis was put on hold Thursday hours before he was scheduled to die when Texas lawmakers demanded he appear at an upcoming hearing. In a last-ditch effort on Wednesday, his lawyers filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court …

Texas man set to be first in US executed over shaken baby syndrome makes last appeals
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Texas man who …

Execution of Texas father in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case set to go ahead after parole board votes against clemency
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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'Shaken baby' death row inmate in Texas is running out of options to stop execution
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Shaken baby' death row inmate in Texas is running out of options to stop execution

NPR  

'Shaken baby' death row inmate in Texas is running out of options to stop execution A Texas man could soon be the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. DAVID MARTIN DAVIES, BYLINE: In the early morning of January 31, 2002, Robert Roberson entered an East Texas …

Man Convicted Of Daughter's Death In Disputed Shaken Baby Case Is Set For Execution
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Man Convicted Of Daughter's Death In Disputed Shaken Baby Case Is Set For Execution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Advocates were fighting for a Texas man’s life on Wednesday just hours before his scheduled execution in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, who prosecutors had argued was killed under the disputed cause known as shaken baby syndrome. A clemency board document obtained by HuffPost revealed all six parole board members voted against recommending commuting Roberson’s death …

Texas man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case awaits clemency ruling
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Texas man who this …

Texas’ highest criminal court declines to stop execution of man accused in shaken baby case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas’ highest criminal court declines to stop execution of man accused in shaken baby case

Associated Press  

Texas’s highest criminal court on Wednesday declined to stop the execution next month of Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death in 2003 for killing his 2-year-old daughter, but who has consistently challenged his conviction on the claim that it was based on questionable science. Without reviewing the merits of Roberson’s claims, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday …

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

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

Associated Press  

A Texas court on Monday set an execution date for Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death in 2003 for killing his 2-year-old daughter but has consistently challenged the conviction on the claim that it was based on questionable science. At trial, doctors testified that Nikki’s death was consistent with shaken baby syndrome — in which an infant is severely …

Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge has recommended that …

‘Melissa’s life matters’: Reactions as Texas court pauses Melissa Lucio execution
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Melissa’s life matters’: Reactions as Texas court pauses Melissa Lucio execution

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