A Texas Man on Death Row Got an Unusual, Last-Minute Reprieve From Lawmakers. What’s Next?
A bipartisan Texas House committee held a hearing on Robert Roberson’s case, but state leaders blocked his in-person testimony Monday.
Texas' junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson's case
Shaken baby syndrome — now referred to as abusive head trauma — was a popular misdiagnosis at the time that has largely been debunked, according to Roberson's attorneys. Courts have rejected numerous attempts by his attorneys to hear new evidence in ...
Texas lawmakers hear testimony supporting death row inmate Robert Roberson – but despite subpoena, he does not appear
Death row inmate Robert Roberson is once again the subject of last-minute maneuvering as his scheduled testimony before a bipartisan group of Texas legislators Monday is shrouded in uncertainty.
Texas House committee chair signals death row inmate Robert Roberson will not testify Monday, despite subpoena
Death row inmate Robert Roberson is once again the subject of last-minute maneuvering as his scheduled testimony before a bipartisan group of Texas legislators Monday is shrouded in uncertainty just hours before it’s set to begin.
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Live updates: Lead attorney in Robert Roberson testifies at hearing in Texas
An unprecedented hearing was underway Monday afternoon at the Texas Capitol as the fate of Robert Roberson’s highly anticipated testimony remained unclear. Roberson, 57, was sentenced to death in 2003 for reportedly fatally shaking his 2-year-old daughter,
Robert Roberson to testify to Texas lawmakers days after scheduled execution
Just four days ago, Roberson was minutes away from being executed while a flurry of legal motions and appeals ended with the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay. On Monday, he's set to testify to a state committee.
NJ Supreme Court Weighs Scientific Reliability of Shaken Baby Syndrome
"Has any court ever found that particular scientific studies have to be generally accepted, or just the diagnosis as a whole ...
How a stunning 11th-hour race to save a Texas death row inmate from execution in ‘shaken baby’ case unfolded
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night just feet from the execution chamber where he was ...
Texas Supreme Court halts execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' death
Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.
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What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson
Child abuse pediatricians fiercely defend the validity of shaken baby syndrome, which today is considered a subset of ...
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What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
“I worry the pushback against abusive head trauma as a diagnosis is going to interfere with the prevention efforts that are out there and therefore allow more children to get harmed,” Haney ...
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Shaken Baby Syndrome
Squier, Waney 2024. Retinodural haemorrhage of infancy, abusive head trauma, shaken baby syndrome: The continuing quest for evidence. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Vol. 66, Issue. 3, ...
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Texas House committee chair signals Robert Roberson will not testify Monday, despite subpoena
Today, it is more commonly referred to as a type of “abusive head trauma,” a broader term doctors began to use around ...
Texas man could be first in U.S. executed over shaken baby syndrome
Robert Roberson is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter.
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Man sentenced for death of 3-month-old baby
A man has been sentenced after a 3-month-old was pronounced dead in November of 2023. Wayne County District Attorney A.G.