AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas man whose execution was halted after a last-ditch maneuver by lawmakers who believe Robert Roberson ...
Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday but an unprecedented legal move, a subpoena from the Texas House, saved him ...
Robert Roberson was set to be the first person executed for a shaken baby death, but after an unorthodox move by Texas ...
It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who ...
A Texas man whose execution was called off at the last minute is to testify on Monday before state lawmakers looking into his ...
The effort to spare Roberson sparked a conflict between the state’s top courts that must be resolved. When it is, the death ...
Roberson was sentenced to be executed on Thursday, but Texas lawmakers played a crucial role in halting the execution just hours before it was scheduled to happen.
A historic Texas death penalty case has gripped the country’s attention as advocates work to save the life of condemned man ...
Robert Roberson was served with an unprecedented subpoena to testify before the Texas House of Representatives on Monday. The Texas Supreme Court intervened on Thursday night in order to halt the ...
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 ...
A pressing national debate has been sparked by the stories of inmates on death row. On Saturday, former death row inmates ...
AUSTIN – When Robert Roberson's execution was abruptly halted ... "I think his first hand account will be helpful for that." Roberson, 57, was convicted of murder the 2002 death of his 2-year-old ...