Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Robert Roberson praying with lawmakers while his execution date approaches

Roberson’s Scheduled Execution Halted After Frenzied Legal Fight, Lawmakers’ Intervention

If efforts fail, Robert Roberson would be the first man executed in America for a murder conviction based on the controversial “shaken baby syndrome” diagnosis.

by Michelle Pitcher

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Attorney General Ken Paxton at the 2016 Texas GOP Convention.

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