Texas court halts execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson, who claims innocence in shaken baby death
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By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, CNN Livingston, Texas (CNN) — A Texas court has again granted a stay of execution to death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has long claimed he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis, saying his conviction based on a diagnosis…
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Robert Roberson remains hopeful as he faces another execution date in shaken baby syndrome case
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Texas court halts execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson, who claims innocence in shaken baby death
Robert Roberson could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome in the 2002 death of his daughter.
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first person in
By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, CNN Livingston, Texas (CNN) — A Texas court has again granted a stay of execution to death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has long claimed he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis, saying his conviction based on a diagnosis…
Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death
Days before his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday sent the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson back to his trial court, granting a stay of execution to a man who claims he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis.
Texas’ highest criminal court on Thursday blocked Robert Roberson’s execution a week before it was set to take place, sending his capital murder conviction back to trial court. Roberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his two-year-old daughter Nikki, who was diagnosed with s…
This was the third execution date that Robert Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016, including one scheduled nearly a year ago, due to an unprecedented intervention from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers.
The nation's first execution of a person convicted in a "shaken baby syndrome" case has been temporarily halted after Texas' highest criminal court ruled Thursday in the condemned man's favor
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Oct. 9, 2025 "Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide …
Roberson has been saved again from becoming the first person to be executed based on disputed evidence of Abusive Head Trauma, formerly called "shaken baby syndrome."
