Texas Supreme Court orders last-minute stay of execution for ... - CBS News
Oct 28, 2024 · HUNTSVILLE — The Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson late Thursday night, hours before he was poised to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a...
Texas execution tied to 'shaken baby syndrome' death is in ... - NBC News
Oct 18, 2024 · Robert Roberson, 57, has maintained his innocence after his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, died in 2002. He had been scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. local time at the Texas State...
Robert Roberson case: What’s next for the Texas death row inmate …
Oct 22, 2024 · CNN — A week ago, Robert Roberson was running out of time. On Wednesday, however, the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence issued a an extraordinary subpoena seeking Roberson’s...
Robert Roberson: The 11th-hour race to save a Texas death row
Oct 19, 2024 · Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night, just feet from the execution chamber where he was set to die by lethal injection for the “shaken baby” death of his...
Texas committee approves subpoena for death row inmate ahead …
Oct 16, 2024 · CNN —. Just a day before his scheduled execution, death row inmate Robert Roberson has been subpoenaed to testify before a Texas House committee that is reconsidering the lawfulness of his ...
Robert Roberson's innocence seems clear. Texas is set to execute …
Oct 16, 2024 · Robert Leslie Roberson remains scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday despite all evidence indicating he was wrongfully convicted for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, in...
Robert Roberson’s death row case raises questions over capital ...
Nov 4, 2024 · News media broadcasting live from the scene were set up to cover the biggest story in Texas and what might have been Roberson's final hours. Executions in Texas usually draw little media attention ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stayed silent about Robert Roberson | The …
Oct 19, 2024 · As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence. It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state ...
Robert Roberson absent from hearing before Texas lawmakers ... - CBS News
Oct 22, 2024 · Texas lawmakers were expected to hear testimony at the state Capitol on Monday from Robert Roberson, a death row inmate whose execution was temporarily called off last week.
Texas court temporarily stops Robert Roberson execution - The …
Oct 16, 2024 · Prison guards look on from the front steps of the Huntsville Unit as supporters protest Robert Roberson's execution in Huntsville on Oct. 17, 2024. Mark Felix for the Texas Tribunne. The U.S ...