Texas House committee chair signals death row inmate Robert Roberson will not testify Monday, despite subpoena
Death row inmate Robert Roberson is once again the subject of last-minute maneuvering as his scheduled testimony before a bipartisan group of Texas legislators Monday is shrouded in uncertainty just hours before it’s set to begin.
Texas lawmakers hear testimony supporting death row inmate Robert Roberson – but despite subpoena, he does not appear
Death row inmate Robert Roberson did not appear Monday to testify before the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence – in person or otherwise – despite a subpoena
Texas’ junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson’s case
When Robert Roberson’s execution was abruptly halted in Texas, it was due to a subpoena ordering him to testify over a legal backstop that both Republicans and Democrats say should had saved him long ago: Texas’ junk science law.
Death row’s Robert Roberson could testify today before Texas lawmakers. What to know
An East Texas man scheduled to be executed late last week but saved by lawmakers’ novel legal move could testify Monday afternoon after he was subpoenaed by a state House Committee. The hearing will be historic as it is the first time a condemned prisoner in Texas has testified before state lawmakers.
Texas ‘junk science’ law reason for temporary stay of execution
Vanessa Potkin of The Innocence Project says a subpoena from the Texas state legislature has saved Roberson’s life — for the moment.
US’s First Shaken Baby Syndrome Evidence Ban Weighed by NJ Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court wrestled with whether it should be the first state high court to bar trial evidence from doctors ...
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Man sentenced for death of 3-month-old baby
A man has been sentenced after a 3-month-old was pronounced dead in November of 2023. Wayne County District Attorney A.G.
Robert Roberson’s execution was halted by judges. What’s next for him?
Texas state lawmakers subpoenaed Roberson to testify in a bid to block his execution in a case centered on “shaken baby ...
What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. under a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of ...
Texas Supreme Court halts execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' death
Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.
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Reprieve for man facing execution for same diagnosis as NZ case
A controversial diagnosis used against a man on death row in the US helped convict an NZ woman featured in the latest ...
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Will Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson testify before state lawmakers today? Here’s what we know
Today, it is more commonly referred to as a type of “abusive head trauma,” a broader term doctors began to use around 2009 to reflect it can be caused by actions other than shaking, like an ...
Clemency bid rejected for Texas man set to be first to be executed in U.S. for 'shaken baby' death
Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to die by lethal injection for his daughter's 2002 death — a conviction based on a syndrome ...
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Texas House committee chair signals Robert Roberson will not testify Monday, despite subpoena
Today, it is more commonly referred to as a type of “abusive head trauma,” a broader term doctors began to use around ...
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What is shaken baby syndrome, the controversial diagnosis for which Robert Roberson is set to die?
The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...