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Roberson, Texas Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter could move forward, even as a state house committee seeks to subpoena the man for his testimony and its bipartisan members fight to spare his life.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 2h

Texas can schedule Robert Roberson’s execution — but lawmakers still expect his testimony first

Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in a “shaken baby” case that many say led to an innocent man’s death sentence.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 7h

Texas Supreme Court clears way for new Robert Roberson execution date, but says he can also testify

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled a House committee overstepped its authority when it effectively stalled Robert Roberson’s execution by issuing an eleventh-hour subpoena. The ruling clears the way for prosecutors to seek a new execution date for Roberson.

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Big developments in death row cases involving Robert Roberson and Melissa Lucio

The cases for both Robert Roberson and Melissa Lucio had big developments within hours of each other. These two cases have had different paths to get to this point. I spoke to a legal expert today ...

‘Tell me exactly what happened’: Digging into Robert Roberson’s trial, hearing transcripts

The Dallas Morning News read roughly 3,000 pages of court documents from Roberson’s guilt-innocence trial, punishment phase, ...

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Another look at the current litigation around Robert Roberson’s case.

Robert Roberson was due to be executed last month. He’s alive thanks to an unprecedented legal move by a Texas House committee. The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence subpoenaed Roberson to ...

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