'Shaken baby' death row inmate Robert Roberson files stay of execution with SCOTUS
In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, was granted a temporary hold on his death sentence.
Texas judge grants injunction ahead of man's execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' case
A Texas judge has granted a temporary injunction, delaying 57-year-old Robert Roberson's execution in a shocking move hours before he was to be put to death Thursday.
Texas board denies clemency for Robert Roberson, set to be executed amid controversy over shaken baby syndrome diagnosis
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for Robert Roberson, who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
'Shaken baby' death row inmate Robert Roberson turns to Supreme Court to halt his execution
Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death based on the largely discredited "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, has filed a stay of execution with the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court justice unhappy with Texas court’s handling of Roberson’s death row case
When the U.S. Supreme Court declined to stop Texas from executing death row inmate Robert Roberson III, the Thursday evening ruling included sharp words from Justice Sonia Sotomayor. It was not the first time Sotomayor criticized the way Texas and the courts have handled death penalty cases.
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East Texas death row inmate's fate still undecided as lawmakers ask Texas Supreme Court to step in
As Texas prison officials readied the death chamber to execute Robert Roberson on Thursday night, legal battles aimed at ...
Judge stops execution of death row inmate less than 2 hours before he was scheduled to die
Members of the Texas House took legal action to delay the execution of a death row inmate with hours to spare.
'Yacht Killer' got taxpayer-funded sex change while on death row after Harris' 'behind the scenes' policy work
A trans serial killer had a sex change paid for by California taxpayers after Vice President Kamala Harris boasted of "behind ...
Death row inmate summoned for Oct. 21 hearing, days after scheduled execution date
Death row inmate Robert Robeson has been summoned to appear before the Texas House of Representative’s committee on criminal ...
Idaho judge removed from death-row inmate's case over friendship with prosecutor
A federal appeals court has disqualified a judge from hearing an Idaho death row inmate's lawsuit accusing prosecutors of ...
Idaho's longest-serving death row Inmate scheduled for execution after botched attempt
An Idaho judge has scheduled the execution of the state's longest-serving death row inmate following a botched attempt to ...
What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
Texas inmate Robert Roberson, facing execution tonight, would be the sixth person put to death by the state of Texas this ...
Travis County judge to hear arguments hours before Texas scheduled to execute death row inmate
Members of the Texas House have taken legal action to delay the execution of a death row inmate with hours to spare.
Federal death row inmate says he fears Trump will immediately resume executions if re-elected
A federal death row inmate in Indiana fears that Donald Trump being re-elected would mean an immediate resumption in ...
Calls for mercy mount as Texas death row inmate faces execution for a crime his advocates say did not happen
Advocates of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson are pleading for the state to halt its plans to execute him Thursday for ...