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 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.
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.
John Grisham on death row prisoner: ‘Texas is about to execute innocent man’
The bestselling writer John Grisham has joined scores of bipartisan politicians, lawyers, scientists and doctors in sounding the alarm that Texas is about to execute an innocent man convicted of a crime that never happened.
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.
Dad convicted of fatally shaking child is set to die. Why advocates say he’s innocent
She was given Phenergan — a drug that the FDA now warns against prescribing to some children — and sent home, according to ...
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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.
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Bizarre reason why death row inmate's final meal request caused ban across whole US state
State Senator John Whitmire said Brewer was trying to 'make a mockery' of the system with his ridiculous final meal order.
Bizarre reason death row inmate requested a lump of dirt for his last meal on Earth
A death row inmate requested that his final meal be a lump of dirt, and he had a bizarre reason for asking that. His jailors ...
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Robert Roberson went to death row for a Shaken Baby Syndrome case built on skimpy forensics and bad judgment calls. An Oct.
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Original Detective Wants to Free Man Facing Death for ‘Shaken Baby’
Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson for allegedly shaking his baby to death. But the "shaken baby syndrome" diagnosis has ...
Texas court allows execution in shaken baby syndrome case
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Palestine Man facing death penalty files for clemency
A group of advocates for a Palestine man on death row filed a petition on Tuesday to stop his execution just 30 days before ...
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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 ...