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1. www.huffpost.com › entry › shaken-baby-death-penaltyTexas Man Set For Execution In Shaken Baby Case | HuffPost ...

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   10 hours ago · In the weeks leading up to her death, Nikki had suffered from a respiratory infection, vomiting and diarrhea, according to a motion by Roberson’s attorneys. Roberson, who lived in Palestine, a small town in East Texas, rushed his daughter to the local emergency room on Jan. 28, 2002, and she developed a 104.5 fever the following day.

2. abcnews.go.com › US › wireStoryTexas man set to be first in US executed over shaken baby ...

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   1 day ago · Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell, whose office prosecuted Roberson, told the committee a court hearing was held in 2022 in which Roberson’s attorneys presented their new ...

3. www.texastribune.org › 2024/10/16 › robert-robersonRobert Roberson’s Texas clemency denied in shaken baby case ...

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   1 day ago · Texas denies clemency for Robert Roberson despite bipartisan campaign to stop his execution in shaken baby case. The death row inmate could become the first person in the U.S. put to death based ...

4. www.kltv.com › 2024/10/17 › texas-committee-criminalTexas Committee of Criminal Jurisprudence holds hearing for ...

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   8 hours ago · AUSTIN, Texas (KTRE) - Hearing the voice, and sparing the life of Robert Roberson, is what caused the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to meet and hear testimonies from doctors, attorneys, and the lead Palestine detective who helped put Roberson on death row: Brian Wharton. “I’m ashamed that I was so focused on finding an ...

5. edition.cnn.com › 2024/10/16 › usCalls for mercy mount as Robert Roberson faces execution for ...

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   19 hours ago · Separately, Roberson’s attorneys have petitioned the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and GOP Gov. Greg Abbott for clemency, asking that this sentence be commuted to a lesser one, or that ...

6. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsTexas board rejects clemency for Robert Roberson, set to be ...

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   13 hours ago · Roberson’s lawyer, Gretchen Sween, said in a statement Wednesday that his legal team will ask Abbott to grant a reprieve so the courts can “hear the overwhelming new medical and scientific ...

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   Who is Robert Roberson?

   • The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole voted Wednesday against supporting clemency for 57-year-old Robert Roberson, who has spent more than 20 years on death row after being found guilty in 2003 of the murder of his daughter Nikki Curtis.

   Man Convicted Of Daughter's Death In Disputed Shaken Baby Case Is S…

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   Will Robert Roberson be put to death?

   • Roberson’s case has garnered widespread bipartisan support for clemency, including from 86 Texas lawmakers and scientists. In 20 days, Robert Roberson will be put to death despite strong evidence of his innocence. Today, I visited Robert on death row.

   Man Convicted Of Daughter's Death In Disputed Shaken Baby Case Is S…

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   Will Texas execute Robert Roberson?

   • Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson this week after he was convicted of murdering his daughter in 2002. Calls to spare the life of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson are growing, with just over a day left before the state plans to execute him for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter – a crime Roberson’s advocates say did not happen.

   Calls for mercy mount as Texas death row inmate faces execution for a c…

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   Should Roberson's death sentence be commuted to life in prison?

   • It’s the only action Abbott can take in the case as the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied Roberson’s clemency petition. The board voted unanimously, 6-0, to not recommend that Roberson’s death sentence be commuted to life in prison or that his execution be delayed. All members of the board are appointed by the governor.

   Texas man set to be first in US executed over shaken baby syndrome m…

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   Can Roberson get clemency?

   • Separately, Roberson’s attorneys have petitioned the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and GOP Gov. Greg Abbott for clemency, asking that this sentence be commuted to a lesser one, or that Roberson be granted a 180-day reprieve to allow time for his appeals to be argued in court.

   Calls for mercy mount as Texas death row inmate faces execution for a c…

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   Will Texas halt plans to execute Robert Roberson?

   • Advocates of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson are pleading for the state to halt its plans to execute him Thursday for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter – a crime Roberson says he did not commit.

   Calls for mercy mount as Texas death row inmate faces execution for a c…

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8. www.wfaa.com › article › newsSubpoena issued ahead of Texas execution of Robert Roberson ...

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   5 hours ago · Gretchen Sween, Roberson's attorney, said that she had "no knowledge" of a subpoena being used before in an effort to pump the brakes on an execution. "It shows how strongly the lawmakers who have ...