Dr Phil warns Texas hearing that executing ‘shaken baby’ death row inmate would ‘100%’ be miscarriage of justice - Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday for the murder of his own da

With his execution looming last Thursday, the 57-year-old Texas death row inmate watched as his attorneys’ legal arguments were rejected in the courts and his pleas for clemency disregarded, as the state parole board declined to recommend he receive a lesser sentence or reprieve.

Death row inmate Robert Roberson didn't appear before Texas state lawmakers after his execution was halted last week.

Legal documents show the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the conviction of Andrew Roark on Oct. 9 but then denied a request by Roberson's attorneys.

After hearing more than nine hours of testimony Monday on Robert Roberson’s case, the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee stood at ease — instead of adjourning — as lawmakers worked to get the death row inmate to appear in person in Austin.

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson was scheduled to testify before a panel of state lawmakers Monday, but that testimony was delayed. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste reports on why.

His absence at a highly anticipated hearing at the Texas Capitol was another twist in last-ditch efforts to spare Roberson's life over claims that outdated science and faulty evidence led to his 2003 conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter.