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Texas Supreme Court halts Robert Roberson's execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' case

Headline from Fox10 Phoenix, from the development of Oct 18, 2024

Newest development Oct 18, 2024 · 2 reportsTexas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

The Texas Supreme Court halted the controversial execution of Robert Roberson on Thursday night after an unorthodox move by Texas lawmakers.

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  1. Texas man could be first in U.S. executed over shaken baby syndrome

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Appeals court reverses Texas judge's pause on Robert Roberson's execution in shaken baby case

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

  3. Names this update

    Texas Supreme Court halts Robert Roberson's execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' case

    Headline from Fox10 Phoenix ·

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    Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

    Headline from WSVN Miami ·

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  1. Reason

    Texas appeals court overturns 'shaken baby' conviction ahead of execution date in another disputed case (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    The court found scientific opinion about "shaken baby syndrome" has changed, and a man sentenced to 35 year in prison deserves a new trial.

  2. NPR

    Shaken baby syndrome is disputed, but a man is scheduled to be executed for it (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Supporters of death row inmate Robert Roberson say the state is about to execute an innocent man. Roberson was convicted of shaking his child to death.

  3. CBS News

    Texas man could be first in U.S. executed over shaken baby syndrome (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Robert Roberson is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter.

  4. New York Post

    Texas father’s execution for murder of 2-year-old daughter could be first in US over shaken baby syndrome after judge’s ruling (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Thursday after his attorneys were told Judge Alfonso Charles, the Tenth Administrative Judicial Region presiding judge, denied the defense’s motion to vacate their client’s execution warrant on Tuesday, according to the Inno…

  5. ABC 11 Raleigh

    A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Robert Roberson is set to be the first person to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited shaken baby syndrome hypothesis.

  6. Newsweek

    Clemency denied for man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The Texas parole board denied clemency Wednesday for Robert Roberson, who was convicted in his daughter's 2002 death.

  7. UPI

    Texas man faces execution in shaken baby syndrome case (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    A Texas man could become the first person executed on Thursday on a case based shaken baby syndrome even though a detective who helped set those wheels in motion now says he is innocent.

  8. WMUR

    Clemency denied for Texas man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Robert Roberson could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Texas man faces execution after clemency plea fails (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Robert Roberson was convicted of killing daughter and is now set to be first execution in a shaken baby syndrome case.

  10. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Appeals court reverses Texas judge's pause on Robert Roberson's execution in shaken baby case (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

    Published

    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a Texas judge's pause on Robert Roberson's execution for his conviction in the shaken baby syndrome case.

  11. CNN

    Last-minute effort to pause Texas inmate’s execution in shaken baby case sees hurdle as appeals court sides with state (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    In yet another 11th-hour development in the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, a splintered Texas Court of Criminal Appeals struck down a lower court’s order halting his execution in a late-night ruling Thursday.

  12. Fox News

    Texas judge grants injunction ahead of man's execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' case (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Texas judge has granted a temporary injunction, delaying 57-year-old Robert Roberson's execution in a shocking move hours before he was to be put to death Thursday.

  13. KTVZ Bend

    Execution of inmate Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby’ death is halted after last-minute Texas Supreme Court decision (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter has been halted after the Texas Supreme Court issued a partial stay late Thursday night, according to court document…

  14. Fox10 Phoenix

    Texas Supreme Court halts Robert Roberson's execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' case (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

    Published

    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The Texas Supreme Court halted the controversial execution of Robert Roberson on Thursday night after an unorthodox move by Texas lawmakers.

  15. NPR

    'Shaken baby' death row inmate in Texas is running out of options to stop execution (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    A Texas man could soon be the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

  16. NBC News

    Texas prepares first U.S. execution tied to "shaken baby syndrome" death (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Texas is preparing to put Roberson to death Thursday in what would be the nation's first execution involving a case of "shaken baby syndrome."

  17. Portland Press Herald

    Judge grants Texas lawmakers’ unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to be the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

  18. WSVN Miami

    Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the

  19. Voice of America

    Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Republican and Democratic state lawmakers say he is innocent

  20. ABC 7 New York

    Robert Roberson shaken baby syndrome execution on hold after Texas Supreme Court decision (opens ABC 7 New York)

    Published

    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Robert Roberson's execution tied to shaken baby syndrome was put on hold by the Texas Supreme Court in a late Thursday night ruling.

  21. Newsweek

    Robert Roberson "shocked" by Texas execution delay (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Roberson, 57, had been set to become the first person in the country to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

  22. Reason

    Texas lawmakers temporarily save death row inmate Robert Roberson from the execution chamber (opens Reason)

    Published

    Reason's feed description

    Robert Roberson was scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed based on shaken baby syndrome evidence—until an unusual intervention by Texas lawmakers

  23. Christian Science Monitor

    Last-minute Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case (opens Christian Science Monitor)

    Published

    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The Texas Supreme Court halted the Oct. 17 execution of a man who would have been the first person put to death for a murder charge tied to shaken baby syndrome. Weeks of public pressure and legal challenges led up to the late-night ruling.

  24. Al Jazeera

    Texas state judge orders pause for controversial ‘shaken baby’ execution (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Robert Roberson was scheduled to die in a US case where experts cast doubt on the evidence used in his conviction.

  25. Courthouse News Service

    Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal (opens Courthouse News Service)

    Published

    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Robert Roberson was scheduled to be the first person in the nation executed in a "shaken baby" case, despite serious doubts about his guilt.

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