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 ...

Can the Legislature use its subpoena power to delay an execution? The untested tactic led to contradictory court rulings.

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.

Robert Roberson was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2003 in Anderson County, Texas, for killing his ...

The Texas Supreme Court has decided to temporarily halt the execution of Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death. This decision was made just minutes after the highest criminal court in the state ...

The Texas Supreme Court has opted to temporarily halt the execution of Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death. This ...

The scheduled testimony comes after a back-and-forth battle to save Roberson's life following a subpoena from the House ...

The Texas man will testify before the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence of the Texas House of Representatives.

The motion to subpoena Robertson was introduced Tuesday evening by Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, and Rep. Jeff Leach, ...

The decision was the result of a move by five Republican and four Democratic lawmakers on the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

After a tumultuous week, Robert Roberson was granted a stay of his execution to allow him to testify before a Texas House ...