HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has halted the scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. The late-night ruling to spare for now the life of Robert Roberson capped a flurry of last-ditch legal maneuvers and weeks of public pressure from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers who say he is innocent and was convicted based on flawed evidence. Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002.
Texas Supreme Court Halts Execution
October 18, 2024 4:58 am