Execution of Robert Roberson delayed as his team scrambles for last-minute reprieve
: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals shot down a last-minute motion by a Travis County judge to halt the execution of Robert Roberson. Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court, one of Roberson’s last hopes of a stay of execution,
Robert Roberson, 59, of Palestine, who was sentenced for the 2002 death of his daughter, is set to be put to death Thursday.
Roberson could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to shaken baby syndrome.
HUNTSVILLE — Texas is slated to put Robert Roberson III to death Thursday evening in what could be an unprecedented execution ...
in the East Texas city of Palestine. “We urge Governor Abbott to grant a reprieve of 30 days to allow litigation to ...
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