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

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 …

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Testimony of Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is challenged again

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ attorney general sought again on Thursday to stop a man on death row from testifying to lawmakers who have raised doubts about his guilt and successfully paused his execution at the last minute in October. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office asked a court for an order blocking the subpoena, which he said …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Slate

Two Texas death cases made headlines last week; both involved a parent who was convicted of killing their 2-year old child. As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences …

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1 month, 1 week 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 …

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1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

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1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

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1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: Robert Roberson death penalty case in Texas has turned into a horrific circus

LA Times

Robert Roberson III was convicted in 2003 for the killing of his 2-year-old daughter and was scheduled for execution on Oct. 17. Robert Roberson’s death sentence has become a circus, with gruesome acts playing simultaneously in three distinctly American rings. That’s no knock on the members, Republican and Democrat, of the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee who effectively halted Roberson’s …

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2 months 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 …

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2 months ago

Abbott’s office condemns Texas lawmakers who intervened in Robert Roberson's execution

Raw Story

Greg Abbott’s office condemns Texas House lawmakers that intervened in Robert Roberson’s execution" 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. Greg Abbott's office condemned the actions of a bipartisan group of Texas legislators Monday, effectively breaking his silence …

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2 months ago

Committee Revokes Subpoena, Leaves Roberson's Fate Uncertain

CNN

The Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence has issued an extraordinary subpoena seeking Robert Roberson's testimony, potentially causing his execution to be halted. The case remains fluid, with the committee facing a court battle over the subpoena and the attorney general's attempt to overturn a temporary restraining order. Roberson's attorneys argue for his testimony to be heard in person, despite …

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2 months ago

As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence

Raw Story

In a state where the death penalty is as ingrained as cowboy boots and conservative politics, news of Robert Roberson’s death sentence broke through in Texas after the rarest of phenoms: a noisy, bipartisan effort that bypassed the governor’s office to save a man from lethal injection. “Governors at least going back to George W. Bush, in the case of …

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2 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Revisit Junk Science Law in Robert Roberson Case

Associated Press

Texas' junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson's case. A subpoena ordering him to testify over a legal backstop that both Republicans and Democrats say should had saved him long ago has raised questions about its effectiveness. Roberson's supporters argue that his case points to flaws in the judicial system where the law has been weakened by …

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2 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Issue Subpoena to Delay Execution of Robert Roberson

Associated Press

Texas was about to execute Robert Roberson, but a last-ditch tactic bought him more time. A bipartisan group of lawmakers issued a subpoena for him to testify before a House committee next week, which would be days after he was scheduled to die. Roberson's attorneys say they will use the extra time he has to fight for a new trial.

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54 years, 11 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 …

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2 months 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 …

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2 months ago

Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases

NPR

Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, about the death penalty cases that have come under scrutiny this year. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Yesterday, the Texas State Supreme Court temporarily halted the execution of Robert Roberson after a bipartisan group …

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2 months 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 …

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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

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 …

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2 months 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 …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Execution despite doubt over guilt is a perversion of justice

LA Times

Robert Roberson, accused of his daughter’s death and scheduled to be executed Thursday, is photographed at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Polunsky Unit in 2023. But now the detective who testified against him says he believes Roberson is innocent, and a string of physicians argue that the “shaken baby syndrome” diagnosis that was standard medical doctrine at the time, …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues

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LOADING ERROR LOADING FRANKFORT, Ky. — The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is cleared Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Del Rio, …

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

Testimony of Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is challenged again

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Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

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

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

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

Execution case highlights major policy split in Texas GOP

Editorial: Robert Roberson death penalty case in Texas has turned into a horrific circus

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

Abbott’s office condemns Texas lawmakers who intervened in Robert Roberson's execution

Committee Revokes Subpoena, Leaves Roberson's Fate Uncertain

As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence

Texas Lawmakers Revisit Junk Science Law in Robert Roberson Case

Texas Lawmakers Issue Subpoena to Delay Execution of Robert Roberson

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

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

Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases

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

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

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

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

Editorial: Execution despite doubt over guilt is a perversion of justice

Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues