Texas lawmaker calls for new trial in Robert Roberson case

Texas lawmaker calls for new trial in Robert Roberson case

TYLER, Texas (KETK) - On Saturday, supporters gathered at the Texas State Capitol, asking lawmakers to stop the execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of murder in 2003 for killing his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. Robert Roberson’s attorney gets emotional explaining East Texas death row inmate’s final legal options "I don't think Nikki would want her daddy to be put to death because she got sick," Roberson supporter Josh B…

Robert Roberson remains hopeful as he faces another execution date in shaken baby syndrome case - The Morning Sun

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 the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. With days to go before his scheduled Oct. 16 execution, Roberson maintained his innocence in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in the east Texas city of Palestine. He is set to die by …