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Robert Leslie Roberson III (born November 10, 1966) is an American man convicted and on death row for the murder of his two-year-old daughter in 2002. Roberson was accused of shaking his daughter and causing her death, and was tried and convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2003. He has lost his appeals since. [1] [2]
The scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter has been halted after the Texas Supreme Court issued a partial stay late Thursday night ...
Robert Roberson, 57, was set to be executed in October, but a state House committee, using its investigatory powers, issued a subpoena for Roberson’s testimony, which led the state Supreme Court ...
UPDATE (9:45 p.m.) – The Texas Supreme Court halted the execution of Robert Roberson, just hours before his execution order was set to expire.
A new execution date could be set. Roberson’s attorneys say they will use the extra time he has to fight for a new trial. Here’s what to know about Roberson’s case and how his execution was delayed: What was Roberson convicted of doing? Roberson, 57, was convicted of killing his daughter, Nikki Curtis, in the East Texas city of Palestine.
Late Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson, granting a last-second civil appeal. ... and in that time authorized 73 executions, more than any ...
Subpoena from Texas legislature caused court to pause Robert Roberson’s planned October execution Execution of ‘shaken baby’ death row inmate can go ahead despite dramatic reprieve, court ...
A week ago, Robert Roberson was running out of time. ... The execution. Roberson was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, ...