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Robert Roberson's execution can resume, Texas Supreme Court declares
He will be the first person executed based on "shaken baby syndrome." The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has ...
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Execution of Robert Roberson to resume, Texas Supreme Court says
AUSTIN – After months of delays and an attempt for clemency, the execution of Robert Roberson will resume, according to a new filing from the Texas Supreme Court. Roberson was convicted in the ...
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Texas Supreme Court says Robert Roberson's execution can proceed
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for 57-year-old Robert Roberson to become the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a "shaken baby syndrome" murder. A jury convicted ...
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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will not testify before House panel as expected. Here's why.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man whose execution was halted after a last-ditch maneuver won't testify in person before lawmakers after all. Robert Roberson was expected to testify before a state ...
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Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice
R-Midlothian of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence hold a hearing on death row inmate Robert Roberson on Oct. 16. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is ...
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Robert Roberson absent from hearing before Texas lawmakers after his execution was halted
Texas lawmakers were expected to hear testimony at the state Capitol on Monday from Robert Roberson, a death row inmate whose execution was temporarily called off last week. But Roberson ...
The Texas Tribune7d
Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s execution
The Supreme Court of Texas on Friday removed its temporary block on the execution of Robert Roberson, saying that Texas legislators’ subpoenas can’t be used to halt death row inmates ...
Houston Public Media4d
Robert Roberson’s execution can’t be stopped by Texas House subpoena, state Supreme Court rules
A Texas House of Representatives committee did not have the authority to override death row inmate Robert Roberson’s scheduled execution with a subpoena, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Texas can schedule Robert Roberson’s execution — but lawmakers still expect his testimony first
Texas can proceed with scheduling the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson despite his claims of innocence and calls for a new trial. But a Texas House committee, whose members believe ...
Newsweek4d
Texas Supreme Court To Allow Execution of Robert Roberson
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled to allow the execution of Robert Roberson, the man convicted of murdering his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in 2002. Roberson, 57, is scheduled to ...
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Robert Roberson's execution can resume, Texas Supreme Court rules
A Texas Supreme Court has said the execution of Robert Roberson - a Texas man who was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter - can proceed. He was set to be the first person in the US to ...