Texas, Roberson

Opinion
Editorial: Robert Roberson death penalty case in Texas has turned into a horrific circus
Ending this horrific circus means putting an end to the death penalty and recommitting ourselves to justice, mercy and truth.
What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson
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.
A Texas Man on Death Row Got an Unusual, Last-Minute Reprieve From Lawmakers. What’s Next?
A bipartisan Texas House committee held a hearing on Robert Roberson’s case, but state leaders blocked his in-person testimony Monday.
Dr. Phil, John Grisham testify for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson, who won reprieve
Phil McGraw of TV fame said Roberson’s jury did not get the full picture, that Roberson was wrongfully convicted and that the case could jeopardize the death penalty.
Texas lawmakers hear testimony supporting death row inmate Robert Roberson – but despite subpoena, he does not appear
Death row inmate Robert Roberson is once again the subject of last-minute maneuvering as his scheduled testimony before a bipartisan group of Texas legislators Monday is shrouded in uncertainty.
Is Dr. Phil a doctor? Why he testified for Robert Roberson, a Texas inmate on death row
Several people testified Monday before the Texas House committee, including Phil McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil. Here's why.
Ex-juror in ‘shaken baby’ case tells hearing Texas death row inmate should not face execution
Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday for the murder of his own daughter – but received a last-minute reprieve amid widespread concerns that she died of natural causes
Texas lawmakers postpone testimony of death row inmate
A Texas House Committee has postponed testimony from death row inmate Robert Roberson after the state attorney general's office blocked his transport from prison. Robertson's execution was recently delayed over questions surrounding his guilt.
Texas legal experts question why Robert Roberson is still on death row, while a similar shaken baby syndrome suspect got a new trial
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.
Juror Says New Evidence Could Have Prevented Texas Death Row Conviction in Shaken Baby Case
The juror said that new evidence would have changed her verdict, as Robert Roberson's case sparks renewed debate.
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Mom charged after girl dies after being abandoned near Texas Gulf Coast
GALVESTON, Texas -- The mother of a 17-month-old girl who died after being found abandoned near the Galveston Seawall was ...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton rejects supporters of death row inmate's appeal
The statement from Paxton "corrects falsehoods" from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was unjustifiably ...
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Texas Attorney General's Office releases collection of evidence in controversial death penalty case
Ken Paxton says the autopsy report proves Roberson was convicted of beating his child and leaving her with extensive head wounds, and the jury did not convict him on the basis of "shaken baby syndrome ...
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Texas death row inmate, spared execution, barred from testifying to state lawmakers
Robert Roberson was convicted in 2003 of the murder of his infant daughter, Nikki, whom he had brought to a local hospital ...
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Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice
Texas’ junk science statute has remained hamstrung for the last decade. So too have other criminal justice reforms, despite ...
Man becomes 1st person convicted of murder in Tarrant County under new fentanyl death law
A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder after he sold fentanyl-laced pills to a teenager who later overdosed in Tarrant ...