News about execution, Texas

Texas plans to execute Robert Roberson at 6 pm tonight, despite evidence of his innocence. The courts and parole board have failed to stop the execution. So legislators have issued an “unprecedented subpoena” in a last-ditch effort to save his life. www.texastribune.org/2024/10/16/robert-roberson-texas-shaken-baby-execution/

BREAKING: The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday halted the execution of a man who was set to be the nation’s first person to be executed for a “shaken baby” death, after a day of legal maneuvers. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-set-execute-robert-roberson-shaken-baby-syndrome-case-rcna175696

Just now, a judge has granted a temporary order stopping the scheduled execution of #RobertRoberson, who has maintained his innocence for over two decades. The Office of the Attorney General says it will appeal this decision. bit.ly/48atkM2

“It is not shocking that the criminal justice system failed Mr. Roberson so badly,” wrote Gretchen Sween, #RobertRoberson's attorney. “What’s shocking is that, so far, the system has been unable to correct itself.” www.texasobserver.org/robert-roberson-subpoena-execution/