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New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

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HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who won a last-minute reprieve last year and could become the first

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  1. Fox26 Houston

    Court to consider state's request for new execution date for Texas inmate Robert Roberson (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    A district judge will hear arguments surrounding a new execution date for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson Wednesday.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who won a last-minute reprieve last year and could become the first

  3. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Judge sets Oct. 16 execution date for Robert Roberson, East Texas death row inmate - Tyler Morning Telegraph (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    PALESTINE — A hearing is taking place Wednesday on a new execution date for East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson. Watch below: Judge Austin Reeve Jackson of the 114th District Court in Smith County is presiding over the hearing to address the Office of Texas Attorney General’s request for a n…

  4. Fox26 Houston

    Court sets October execution date for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    A district court judge set a new execution date for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson Wednesday morning.

  5. Local News 8

    Texas judge sets new execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ashley Killough, Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who says he is innocent of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Judge Austin Reeve Jackson set the date for October 16 – almost one year after

  6. NBC News

    Texas to ask for new execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson at hearing (opens NBC News)

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    A hearing Wednesday will determine whether Texas can proceed with a new execution date for Roberson, who would be the first put to death in the United States in a case of so-called shaken baby syndrome.

  7. CBS News

    Texas judge to consider changing execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson (opens CBS News)

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    A state district judge in Palestine will consider Paxton's request on Wednesday in an East Texas courtroom.

  8. The Texas Observer

    Robert Roberson Faces New Execution Date in Controversial ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case (opens The Texas Observer)

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    The new date comes after Ken Paxton took over the case that could lead to the nation's first execution based on the contested diagnosis.

  9. WMUR

    New execution date set for Texas man in shaken baby syndrome case (opens WMUR)

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    Robert Roberson, convicted in a controversial shaken baby syndrome case, faces an Oct. 16 execution date as appeals continue to argue his innocence

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Robert Roberson gets new execution date (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    A new execution date has been set for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who won a reprieve last year after a flurry of last-ditch legal challenges.

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