Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday for the murder of his own daughter – but received a last-minute ...
All executions occur in the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville. For years, death row inmates were allowed a final meal of their choosing. The state ended the practice in 2011 after a ...
The Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson who would have become the first person in the US put to ...
Execution Halted – An unprecedented move by state lawmakers leads the Texas Supreme Court to halt ... on the line and how it’s bringing a death row inmate to testify at the Capitol.
Roberson, convicted in the 2002 "shaken baby" death of his 2-year-old daughter, has maintained his innocence. Many others, including the former detective who led the case, also believe he is ...
Lawmakers may bolster law on "junk science" convictions Death row inmate was convicted of murdering daughter Oct 18 (Reuters) - A man on death row in Texas who had expected to be executed ...
A unanimous vote by a Texas House committee successfully subpoenaed a death row inmate scheduled to receive death by lethal injection for the alleged 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter.