Robert Roberson’s execution: Texas Supreme Court clears way for …
Nov 15, 2024 · Robert Roberson, 57, was set to be executed in October, but a state House committee, using its investigatory powers, issued a subpoena for Roberson’s testimony, which led the state Supreme...
Texas Supreme Court orders last-minute stay of execution for Robert …
Oct 28, 2024 · HUNTSVILLE — The Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson late Thursday night, hours before he was poised to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a...
Testimony of Texas man whose execution was ... - Associated Press News
6 days ago · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ attorney general sought again on Thursday to stop a man on death row from testifying to lawmakers who have raised doubts about his guilt and successfully paused his execution at the last minute in October.. Robert Roberson was convicted in 2003 of killing his 2-year-old daughter. His execution had been set to be the first in the U.S. over a conviction tied to ...
Robert Roberson murder case: What to know about the evidence …
Oct 29, 2024 · Roberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his chronically ill 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. At his trial, prosecutors accused Roberson of shaking Nikki so violently...
Texas was about to execute Robert Roberson ... - Associated Press News
Oct 18, 2024 · 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 diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome, had his execution delayed after a dramatic few hours of legal wrangling among three different Texas courts.
Will Robert Roberson testify at Texas lawmakers' hearing? - NBC News
6 days ago · AUSTIN, Texas — Death row inmate Robert Roberson, who faces the prospect of becoming the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a “shaken baby” death, was a no-show Friday at a hearing ...
Texas Supreme Court halts Robert Roberson's execution - USA …
Oct 17, 2024 · The Texas Supreme Court has spared the life of death row inmate Robert Roberson, granting a rare stay of execution as prison officials were poised to administer his lethal injection.
Execution of Robert Roberson to resume, Texas Supreme Court says - CBS News
Nov 15, 2024 · AUSTIN – After months of delays and an attempt for clemency, the execution of Robert Roberson will resume, according to a new filing from the Texas Supreme Court. Roberson was convicted in the...
Robert Roberson's death penalty case proceeds despite ... - CBS News
Oct 18, 2024 · Robert Roberson, 57, had been scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday for killing his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in 2002. However, hours before the scheduled execution, a Travis...
Robert Roberson: The 11th-hour race to save a Texas death row …
Oct 19, 2024 · Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night, just feet from the execution chamber where he was set to die by lethal injection for the “shaken baby” death of his...