Robert Roberson is set to die for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. The case underscores broader questions about outdated medical science in criminal convictions.

Robertson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in 2002. But some argue the conviction was based on ...

A judge granted a request from a Texas House committee for a temporary restraining order to delay Roberson's execution.

The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals has lifted the temporary restraining order granted Thursday by a Travis County judge. The TRO issued by Travis County Judge Jessica Mangrum halted the Texas ...

A Travis County judge is set to hear arguments at 3:45 p.m. over the Texas House subpoena of Robert Roberson, who is set to be executed at 6 p.m. Roberson was convicted of capital murder and sentenced ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...

A study published last year in Forensic Science International found that a significant number of patients were misdiagnosed with abusive head trauma, citing other conditions that can cause ...

In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed the name of shaken baby syndrome to the more broadly defined "abusive head trauma" to include injuries caused by mechanisms other than shaking ...

The United States Supreme Court denied Robert Roberson a stay of execution Thursday. Roberson's attorney filed the stay with ...

A Texas judge has blocked the execution of the first man to be put on death row in the US for murder charges related to ...

The Texas Supreme Court has halted the scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the US put to ...

A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to become the first person in ...