Texas Death Row Inmate's Defense Pushes For Testimony As Supreme Court Clears Way For Execution
With limited options remaining, Robert Roberson's legal team is urging the state to delay scheduling a new execution date, expressing hope to prove his innocence.
AG Paxton Says GOP Rep 'Must Resign' After Confession of Texting Judge on Behalf of Death Row Inmate
Rep. Jeffrey Leach apologized and dismissed Paxton's request : "I'm not afraid to admit when I mess up."
Juror Says New Evidence Could Have Prevented Texas Death Row Conviction in Shaken Baby Case
The juror said that new evidence would have changed her verdict, as Robert Roberson's case sparks renewed debate.
New Evidence in Texas Shaken Baby Case Would've Prevented Death Sentence, Juror Says After Inmate Saved By Last Minute Intervention
A Texas death row inmate was temporarily saved from execution Thursday when a hearing was scheduled to raise concerns about the science behind the conviction.
Robert Roberson Absent From Hearing as AG Paxton and Gov. Abbott Condemn Texas Lawmakers Who Halted Execution
The bipartisan group of lawmakers who helped halt the execution stood by their decision: "We have to make sure this never happens again."
Texas Death Row Inmate to Testify in Hearing After Historic Last-Minute Stay of Execution
Texas lawmakers halted execution to examine discredited evidence, marking a rare legislative intervention in the state's death penalty history.
Texas Man is Granted a Temporary Delay of His Execution Minutes Before it Happens
Robert Roberson will now have a chance to testify at a legislative hearing on Oct. 21
Lawyer of Texas Autistic Man Set to Be Executed Urges Gov. Abbott to Grant a Last-Minute Reprieve
Governor Abbott now stands as the only authority who can delay Robert Roberson's execution.
Autistic Texas man facing execution seeks clemency with support from detective who convicted him: 'We were wrong'
the former detective admitted grave errors in the investigation and prosecution of the case
Texas man set for execution despite debunked science behind his conviction: 'there was no crime'
Robert Roberson's request for a new trial was denied. Now his defense is preparing a clemency petition directed to Gov. Greg Abbott.