Texas death row inmate with autism receives widespread support to stop execution
Robert Roberson, a Texas death row inmate with autism, gains support to halt his execution scheduled for October 17 amid new evidence.
Texas lawmakers and advocates say man on death row is innocent, no crime committed
Next month, a man is scheduled to be executed by the state for the murder of his daughter, after two decades on death row. A growing coalition of advocates says he is not only innocent but that no crime took place.
Lawmakers, author John Grisham push clemency for East Texas man on death row
More than 80 state lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, have asked the governor to extend clemency to Robert Roberson.
Lawyers file clemency petition for Texas man on death row for killing daughter in 2002
Lawyers and supporters are making a frantic, final push to save the life of Robert Roberson with a month left before his planned execution. More than 80 Texas lawmakers gathered in the state Capitol on Tuesday to bring new pressure and attention to what they say is the wrongful murder conviction of Roberson in the death of his 2-year-old daughter,
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson faces execution despite new evidence
Robert Roberson, on Texas death row for his daughter's murder, faces execution next month despite new evidence supporting his innocence.
Author John Grisham Comes Out In Defence Of Death Row Prisoner “Texas Is About To Execute An Innocent Man”
Grisham, whose legal thrillers have been adapted into popular Hollywood films, spoke out about a man who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Texas for fatally shaking his two-year-old daughter.
Author John Grisham Joins Bid To Save Texas Death Row Inmate
Lawmakers in Texas, medical experts and the best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic death row inmate whose daughter died in 2002 in a tragedy blamed on shaken baby syndrome.
John Grisham joins massive push to save life of autistic Texas man set to be executed despite "no crime"
Lawmakers, doctors, and best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic man set to be executed for the 2002 death of his daughter.
Texas Standard21h
Robert Roberson’s execution is a month away. Did investigators misunderstand his condition?
A bipartisan coalition of 86 Texas House representatives is asking the state for clemency in the case of Robert Roberson.
San Antonio Current2h
Bipartisan Texas legislators join calls for clemency for Robert Roberson
The condemned Texas man was convicted of killing his daughter in 2003 based on an outdated ‘shaken baby syndrome’ diagnostic ...
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Rare show of Texas bipartisanship urges clemency for death row inmate scheduled to die on Oct. 17
Robert Roberson was convicted in 2002 of shaking his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, to death at his home in Palestine, Texas. Shaken baby syndrome is a controversial child abuse theory that has since ...
Texas criminal court declines to halt execution of Robert Roberson
The state's highest criminal court has declined to stop the execution next month of Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to ...
The Texas Observer8d
Junk Science, ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome,’ and the Fate of Robert Roberson
An East Texas man could soon become the nation's first person killed by the state based on the controversial hypothesis.
The Marshall Project2d
Robert Roberson’s Death Penalty Case Shows How Justice System Fails People With Autism
He was convicted in his daughter’s death. Those who believe he’s innocent argue his diagnosis helps explain how he ended up ...
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Autistic Texas man facing execution seeks clemency with support from detective who convicted him: 'We were wrong'
Robert Roberson, an autistic Texan man who is scheduled for execution on October 17, 2024, has filed a formal clemency ...
The Texas Observer2d
Bipartisan Legislators Join Calls for Clemency for Robert Roberson
The condemned Texas man was convicted of killing his daughter in 2003 based on an outdated ‘shaken baby syndrome’ diagnostic ...