Tag: Roberson
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Robert Roberson, whose Texas execution was halted, may appear in person at legislative hearing
Robert Roberson, the condemned man whose execution was halted late Thursday because of an unprecedented legal gambit by Texas lawmakers, is expected to appear in person Monday at a legislative hearing in Austin, his legal representatives said. Roberson, who was set to become the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a “shaken…
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Texas set to execute Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case
Texas is preparing to put a man to death Thursday in what would be the nation’s first execution involving a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis that has been re-evaluated in more recent years, leading to the overturning of similar convictions. Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m.…
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Texas board rejects clemency for Robert Roberson, set to be executed in ‘shaken baby’ death
A Texas board on Wednesday rejected recommending clemency for a condemned man who would be the first in the nation to be executed for a case of “shaken baby syndrome.” Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday after losing a string of appeals, including on Tuesday when a district court judge…
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Texas inmate Robert Roberson could be first U.S. execution for case of ‘shaken baby’ death
A condemned man in Texas is set to die this month in what would be the country’s first execution for “shaken baby syndrome,” a scrutinized diagnosis that has been successfully challenged in some criminal cases. After he filed a clemency petition with the state ahead of his execution, which is scheduled for Oct. 17, Robert…