If it’s left to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who recently made an unprecedented intervention in the case, Roberson ...

news Courts Texas requests execution date for Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case Roberson, 58, was convicted of capital murder in 2003 in the death of his two-year-old daughter.

Roberson, 58, was condemned for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in the East Texas city of Palestine.

A judge could set a new execution date for no sooner than 90 days from now, though Roberson has a pending appeal.

Robert Roberson is an East Texas man convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter, Nikki, in 2003. His execution was stopped last year as his case was argued publicly at the state capitol.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t abandon his ugly campaign to deny justice to Robert Roberson, even as Roberson’s lawyers keep discrediting his conviction in the death of his 2-year-old ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Anderson County District Court to schedule an execution date for autistic death row inmate Robert Roberson on Monday. Roberson’s case stirred ...

In October 2024, Roberson's execution was halted just hours before it was scheduled, after the Texas Supreme Court granted a last-minute civil appeal.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson, who is on Death Row for the murder of his toddler daughter. Roberston's execution was delayed last year after ...

Robert Roberson at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested a new execution date for Roberson.

Robert Roberson at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested a new execution date for Roberson.

ANDERSON COUNTY, Texas — The attorney for Robert Roberson has filed an objection after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked an Anderson County district court to schedule a new execution date.