Judge Austin Reeve Jackson will review evidence to determine if Robert Roberson should receive a new trial, after his conviction for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter was based on the now-discredited ‘shaken baby syndrome’ theory.
Medical experts and law enforcement officials are questioning the science behind shaken baby syndrome convictions, leading to some cases being overturned and others being re-evaluated.
Texas judges scheduled the fewest executions in at least three decades in 2025, but the state continues to spend millions of taxpayer dollars pursuing capital punishment despite persistent problems involving cost, geography, innocence claims, and racial disparities.
Robert Roberson, who was convicted in 2003 of shaking his 2-year-old daughter to death, may have a chance to retry his case after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that shaken baby syndrome testimony is inadmissible in trials due to lack of scientific evidence.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stayed the October 16 execution of Robert Leslie Roberson III, a Palestine man sentenced to death for the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, while ordering further evidentiary review in light of new scientific and legal developments.
Autism advocacy groups, exonerees, and experts are urging Texas to halt the October 16 execution of Robert Roberson, an Autistic man convicted under the discredited “Shaken Baby Syndrome” hypothesis, citing overwhelming medical evidence that his daughter died from illness, improperly prescribed medications, and accident.
John Grisham’s upcoming book, SHAKEN, will explore the wrongful conviction of Texas death row prisoner Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his daughter based on the discredited “Shaken Baby Syndrome” hypothesis.
Exonerees are urging the Texas courts to halt the execution of Robert Roberson and review new evidence in his case, warning that the state risks executing an innocent man based on the now widely debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” hypothesis.
In February 2024, prison officials launched a new group recreation program at the Polunsky Unit, the state’s notoriously strict death row, increasing inmates’ activities outside of solitary confinement and providing them with exercise, television, games, and religious practice.
Robert Roberson, a Texas man sentenced to death for the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter, has filed an emergency motion with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals seeking a stay of execution and oral argument to present new evidence of innocence, including expert opinions and a reversal of position from the lead detective.
Robert Roberson, a Texas man convicted of his daughter’s 2002 death based on the discredited “Shaken Baby Syndrome” theory, has his execution date set for October 16, 2025, despite evidence of innocence and widespread support for his clemency petition.
Robert Roberson’s attorneys have filed an objection to the Texas Attorney General’s request for an execution date, citing new evidence supporting his claim of actual innocence and arguing that scheduling an execution while his case is under review by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals would violate state law and principles of due process.
AUSTIN, TX – The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) has published an update regarding Robert Roberson’s fate…
HUNTSVILLE, TX — Robert Roberson, 57, was supposed to be executed on Thursday, Oct. 17, after his…
By Sarah Chayet PALESTINE, TX – The Innocence Project press release Tuesday announced attorneys of Robert Roberson—a…
By Melinda Kukaj DALLAS, TX – Brian Wharton, a retired detective, provides breaking insight through The Dallas…
By The Vanguard Staff AUSTIN, TX – Scientists, physicians, the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences, retired…