How does Texas’ ‘junk science’ law apply to the Robert Roberson death row case?
Roberson was set to be executed Thursday, but the evening before the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted to ...
Desperate to halt Roberson’s execution, Texas lawmakers put courts in a unique bind
Can the Legislature use its subpoena power to delay an execution? The untested tactic led to contradictory court rulings.
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On 1973, U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy attorney General William Ruckelshaus resigned, and special ...
Texas’ junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson’s case
A man whose execution was halted will testify at a legislative hearing about a “junk science” law in Texas that many say ...
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EDITORIAL | Get it Right: Texas lawmakers intervene in death penalty case
Robert Roberson was just 90 minutes away from the gurney Thursday when his life was spared by the Texas Supreme Court. The ...
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Texas was about to execute Robert Roberson. Then a last-ditch tactic bought him more time
Robert Roberson, who had been set to be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a ...
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A legal battle spared Robert Roberson’s life, for now. Here’s what happens next.
The effort to spare Roberson sparked a conflict between the state’s top courts that must be resolved. When it is, the death ...
State of Texas: Death row inmate to testify at Capitol after dramatic stay of execution
In a last-hour ruling Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court halted Roberson’s execution scheduled for that evening.
Texas lawmakers, rather than Gov. Abbott, took lead in winning Roberson reprieve
A frantic and unprecedented rush by Texas lawmakers to successfully block the controversial execution of death row inmate ...
Texas Supreme Court Halts Execution of Robert Roberson, Who Was Convicted in Daughter's Death
The development comes after several Republican and Democratic state lawmakers issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify at a ...
Texas Supreme Court halts execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' death
Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.