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Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death
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.
Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers, allowing for Robert Roberson's execution to proceed
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, paving the way for it to proceed.
Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s execution
The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.
Texas Supreme Court clears way for death row inmate Robert Roberson's execution. Here's why
The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to hear his testimony.
Texas Supreme Court clears way for new Robert Roberson execution date, but says he can also testify
It is the latest twist in the political saga surrounding the Roberson case, which drew national attention and sparked fresh rifts within the Republican party.
Robert Roberson's execution can resume, Texas Supreme Court declares
The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has come under scrutiny -- can resume, according to a Texas Supreme Court decision Friday.
Robert Roberson’s execution can’t be stopped by Texas House subpoena, state Supreme Court rules
Roberson was scheduled for execution last month over the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki in 2002. Prosecutors argued Roberson violently shook Nikki, but the scientific validity of shaken baby syndrome has been called into question since then.
Texas Supreme Court rules lawmakers can't stop executions after their last-minute subpoena spared Robert Roberson
Texas Supreme Court rules lawmakers can't stop executions after their last-minute subpoena spared Robert Roberson
Texas Supreme Court To Allow Execution of Robert Roberson
Robert Roberson, the man convicted of killing his daughter due to shaken baby syndrome, will be executed in Texas after delays.
Execution of Robert Roberson can resume, Texas Supreme Court says
Roberson was convicted in the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter but has long proclaimed his innocence. His lawyers as well as a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers, medical experts and others have argued his conviction was based on faulty scientific evidence.
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Lawmakers Who Stopped Execution With Last-Minute Subpoena
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution, putting a decisive end to a legal battle that halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson last mont
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Editorial: Who is the real Robert Roberson? Truth about death row inmate is a muddy mess
Depending on whose testimony, evidence, letter or statement you believe, Texas will execute an innocent man — a stain on our ...
‘Tell me exactly what happened’: Digging into Robert Roberson’s trial, hearing transcripts
The Dallas Morning News read roughly 3,000 pages of court documents from Roberson’s guilt-innocence trial, punishment phase, ...
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Robert Roberson's lawyers fight AG Paxton's efforts to see his execution carried out
In the latest briefing to the Texas Supreme Court lawyers for Roberson say the claims about his murder case by the Texas ...
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Another look at the current litigation around Robert Roberson’s case.
Robert Roberson was due to be executed last month. He’s alive thanks to an unprecedented legal move by a Texas House committee. The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence subpoenaed Roberson to ...