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Death row inmate Robert Roberson claims judicial misconduct in bid for new trial

A new petition claims Anderson County judges acted unconstitutionally multiple times in both Roberson’s case and in recognizing custody of his daughter.

The Texas Tribune

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Ten other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025

The Independent UK

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals pushes death row inmate’s case back to trial court

Dissenting judges expressed frustration over a lack of clarity on why the case of David Leonard Wood, whose execution in March was halted, was remanded to the lower court.

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Robert Roberson Faces New Execution Date in Controversial ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case

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.

Texas Observer

Judge sets Robert Roberson’s execution date for Oct. 16

Wednesday’s decision affirms Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an October execution date for Roberson, whose case has divided the state’s Republicans.

The Texas Tribune

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

A judge has set a new execution date for a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

The Independent UK

Prosecutors ask for new execution date for Texas man in shaken baby syndrome case

A new execution date is being requested for Robert Roberson

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Attorney General Ken Paxton requests new execution date for Robert Roberson

A judge could set a new execution date for no sooner than 90 days from now, though Roberson has a pending appeal.

The Texas Tribune

Texas inmate executed for killing woman he set on fire inside Garland store

Matthew Johnson, who testified he did not intend to kill the elderly clerk, received the death penalty in 2013. The execution is Texas’ fourth and may be the last for 2025.

The Texas Tribune

Proposal to enhance Texas’ pioneering junk science law approved by Texas House

Last year, lawmakers waded into a dramatic feud over the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, seen as the embodiment of the failures of Texas’ junk science law.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson Files New Appeal Despite Repeated Denials

After multiple failed appeals, Roberson is renewing his fight to overturn his conviction, citing medical evidence that challenges his daughter's autopsy findings.

Latin Times

Robert Roberson files first new appeal since his execution was delayed

The appeal includes new testimony from experts who say Roberson’s daughter died of natural causes, and cites the court’s exoneration of a man in another shaken baby syndrome case out of Dallas County.

The Texas Tribune

Why Texas Lawmakers Tried To Stop America's First 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Execution

Robert Roberson was sentenced to death based on outdated and largely discredited scientific evidence.

Reason

Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid “evolving standards of decency”

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a record low.

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Seven Texans facing federal execution given clemency, four others given state pardons

On the same day that President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of seven Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott issued his own set of pardons.

The Independent UK

Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is again stopped from testifying

A Texas man facing execution did not appear at the state Capitol after two failed attempts by lawmakers to issue a subpoena for his testimony

Latin Times

Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson May Not Get a Chance To Make a Final Plea Before Texas Lawmakers After New AG Move

Ken Paxton is seeking to delay proceedings until the day before the committee that subpoenaed Robertson disbands

The Texas Tribune

Texas House panel may never hear Robert Roberson’s testimony after new legal move

Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to delay legal proceedings until Jan. 13 — the day before the committee disbands — even as lawmakers vowed to continue fighting to hear from Roberson.

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Testimony of Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is challenged again

Texas’ attorney general is again trying to block a man on death row from giving testimony at the state Capitol

The Texas Tribune

Attorney General Ken Paxton files motion to block death row inmate Robert Roberson from testifying

The motion escalates a tense standoff between Paxton and a bipartisan Texas House committee, which had subpoenaed Roberson to testify at the Capitol on Friday.

The Independent UK

US carries out 25 executions this year as death penalty trends in nation held steady

The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly carried out in a small group of states

The Guardian - US

Spate of high-profile US death penalty cases fuels public outrage and anger

Concerns rise over whether executions can be done ‘fairly and accurately’ as condemned prisoners make credible claims of innocence

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers issue new subpoena for death row inmate Robert Roberson's testimony

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers have issued a new subpoena that would require the state’s prison system to allow death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify in person on Friday about the state’s junk science law

Latin Times

Texas Lawmakers Subpoena Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson To Testify At The State Capitol As Execution Lingers

Roberson's initial testimony was halted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who cited safety concerns about having him exit his Houston-area prison.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House panel subpoenas death row inmate Robert Roberson a second time

The new subpoena comes after lawmakers say Ken Paxton’s office stalled a previous effort to get Roberson’s legislative testimony about his conviction in “shaken baby” case.

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