Man Convicted Of Daughter's Death In Disputed Shaken Baby Case Is Set For Execution
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 sentence to a lesser penalty or granting him a 180-day reprieve of his execution. Following the parole board’s recommendation, Roberson’s attorney Gretchen Sween called for Abbott to grant a 30-day reprieve on the execution for a court to hear the “overwhelming” new evidence. She also questioned why a Texas state law allowing prisoners to challenge convictions based on “junk science” hasn’t been invoked to grant Roberson a new trial. But Roberson was diagnosed with autism, and he was unable to outwardly express his feelings in the moment, which she said were actually “total panic for his child.” The attorney said she thinks his autism “played a really central role in his wrongful conviction.” Roberson’s case has garnered widespread bipartisan support for clemency, including from 86 Texas lawmakers and scientists.
'Shaken baby' death row inmate in Texas is running out of options to stop execution
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