He will be the first person executed based on "shaken baby syndrome." The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has ...

Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in a “shaken baby” case that many say led to an innocent man’s death sentence. Robert Roberson seeks a new trial after his 2003 ...

The Friday morning decision frees the state to seek a new execution date for Roberson, whose 2003 conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, had been seriously questioned by ...

Rep. Jeff Leach shows an image of a rug with blood stain of death row inmate Robert Roberson’s daughter during a committee hearing about the case of Roberson at the Texas State Capitol ...

Texas can proceed with scheduling the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson despite his claims of innocence and calls for a new trial. But a Texas House committee, whose members believe ...

Texas lawmakers exceeded their power when they intervened last month to stop the execution of Robert Roberson by summoning him to testify, the court found. By J. David Goodman Reporting from ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled a House committee overstepped its authority when it effectively stalled Robert Roberson’s execution by issuing an eleventh-hour subpoena. The ruling ...

A Texas House of Representatives committee did not have the authority to override death row inmate Robert Roberson’s scheduled execution with a subpoena, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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 ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for 57-year-old Robert Roberson to become the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a "shaken baby syndrome" murder. A jury convicted ...

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers issued a subpoena last month, calling death-row inmate Robert Roberson to appear in court at the Texas Capitol after what was supposed to be his execution date ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers used the novel maneuver to pause Robert Roberson ...