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Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted Robert Roberson's execution pending a new trial, citing discredited shaken baby syndrome evidence and new scientific findings.
- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stayed the execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of murdering his daughter, citing the 2013 'junk science' law for a new trial under discredited evidence.
- Roberson's original conviction relied heavily on expert testimony about shaken baby syndrome, now termed Abusive Head Trauma , which has since lost scientific credibility.
- Attorney Gretchen Sween expressed confidence that new evidence will demonstrate that Roberson's daughter died from pneumonia and not from abuse, as he has maintained his innocence.
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Robert Roberson's execution was stopped at the last minute.
·Budapest, Hungary
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The Texas Criminal Appeals Tribunal has stopped the execution of Robert Roberson, a man sentenced to death for the death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in 2003. Roberson, who has always defended his innocence, was expected to be executed on October 16, but the U.S. Court decided to suspend the sentence and send the case back to the court where he was sentenced for further review. The reason for the suspension is that the conviction …
·Spain
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