Calls for mercy mount as Robert Roberson faces execution for a …
3 days ago · Texas urged the Supreme Court in a filing Wednesday evening to deny Roberson’s emergency appeal, claiming that the arguments he has raised are “unworthy of the court’s attention.”
Robert Roberson's innocence seems clear. Texas is set to execute …
2 days ago · Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson Thursday despite all evidence indicating he was wrongfully convicted for his 2-year-old daughter's death.
SCOTUS denies Roberson stay - Yahoo News
1 day ago · Oct. 17—The United States Supreme Court denied Robert Roberson a stay of execution Thursday. Roberson's attorney filed the stay with SCOTUS asking them to consider his execution and consider whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals "denied him due process by refusing to even consider the substantial new scientific and medical evidence of his actual innocents, without explanation."
Robert Roberson: Shaken baby syndrome may be key in Texas
6 days ago · Texas this week plans to execute Robert Roberson, whose attorneys say was wrongfully convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter more than 20 years ago.
Supreme Court denies stay, TRO granted as execution draws near …
2 days ago · Despite saying credible evidence of his innocence has been raised, the Supreme Court of the United States has denied a stay for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson III and said it's up to Gov ...
Robert Roberson and the Appeals to His Upcoming Execution
5 days ago · On Oct. 11, Roberson lost one of his final appeals with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals—an appeal which pointed to recent developments in scrutiny over shaken baby syndrome.
Robert Roberson’s appeals to stop Texas execution dwindle | The …
Oct 11, 2024 · The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Roberson’s appeal outlining new medical evidence on Sept. 11 on procedural grounds, without reviewing the merits of his claims.
Clemency bid fails for death row inmate in shaken baby case
For more than 20 years, Robert Roberson has been awaiting an execution for a crime he says never happened. Now, with his petition for clemency denied, his fate seems sealed.
What to Know About Robert Roberson Facing Execution on Oct.
On July 1, Texas set Robert Roberson’s execution for Oct. 17, despite new evidence that he is an innocent man wrongly convicted under the now-debunked shaken baby syndrome (SBS) hypothesis. Mr. Roberson would be the first person in the U.S. executed based on the discredited SBS hypothesis unless the courts or Gov. Abbott intervenes.
Texas top court blocks execution of man in shaken baby …
8 hours ago · The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily halted the execution of a man scheduled to become the first person to be put to death in the United States for murder attributed to shaken baby ...