Lawyers file clemency petition for Texas man on death row for killing daughter in 2002
Lawyers and supporters are making a frantic, final push to save the life of Robert Roberson with a month left before his planned execution. More than 80 Texas lawmakers gathered in the state Capitol on Tuesday to bring new pressure and attention to what they say is the wrongful murder conviction of Roberson in the death of his 2-year-old daughter,
Texas lawmakers and advocates say man on death row is innocent, no crime committed
Next month, a man is scheduled to be executed by the state for the murder of his daughter, after two decades on death row. A growing coalition of advocates says he is not only innocent but that no crime took place.
Texas lawmakers show bipartisan support to try to stop a man’s execution
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers is urging Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt an execution.
Opinion
OPINION: Will Texas execute a likely innocent man? That's what high-profile supporters say | Grumet
Robert Roberson went to death row for a Shaken Baby Syndrome case built on skimpy forensics and bad judgment calls. An Oct. 17 execution date looms.
Lawmakers, author John Grisham push clemency for East Texas man on death row
More than 80 state lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, have asked the governor to extend clemency to Robert Roberson.
Author John Grisham Comes Out In Defence Of Death Row Prisoner “Texas Is About To Execute An Innocent Man”
Grisham, whose legal thrillers have been adapted into popular Hollywood films, spoke out about a man who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Texas for fatally shaking his two-year-old daughter.
Five Death Row Inmates Live Out Final Hours as Executions Loom Around US
Five death row inmates in the U.S. are expected to be executed in the coming days, potentially bringing the total for the year to 18. The upcoming executions are scheduled for Friday, Tuesday and ...
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Bipartisan Texas legislators join calls for clemency for Robert Roberson
The condemned Texas man was convicted of killing his daughter in 2003 based on an outdated ‘shaken baby syndrome’ diagnostic ...
Texas death row inmate with autism receives widespread support to stop execution
Robert Roberson, a Texas death row inmate with autism, gains support to halt his execution scheduled for October 17 amid new ...
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Bizarre reason why death row inmate's final meal request caused ban across whole US state
State Senator John Whitmire said Brewer was trying to 'make a mockery' of the system with his ridiculous final meal order.
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Rare show of Texas bipartisanship urges clemency for death row inmate scheduled to die on Oct. 17
Robert Roberson was convicted in 2002 of shaking his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, to death at his home in Palestine, Texas. Shaken baby syndrome is a controversial child abuse theory that has since ...
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Author John Grisham joins bid to save Texas death row inmate
Lawmakers in Texas, medical experts and the best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic death row ...
Dad convicted of fatally shaking child is set to die. Why advocates say he’s innocent
She was given Phenergan — a drug that the FDA now warns against prescribing to some children — and sent home, according to ...
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Robert Roberson’s execution is a month away. Did investigators misunderstand his condition?
A bipartisan coalition of 86 Texas House representatives is asking the state for clemency in the case of Robert Roberson.