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Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice
Texas’ junk science statute has remained hamstrung for the last decade. So too have other criminal justice reforms, despite efforts from the Texas House.
What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson
With his execution looming last Thursday, the 57-year-old Texas death row inmate watched as his attorneys’ legal arguments were rejected in the courts and his pleas for clemency disregarded, as the state parole board declined to recommend he receive a lesser sentence or reprieve.
Is Dr. Phil a doctor? Why he testified for Robert Roberson, a Texas inmate on death row
Several people testified Monday before the Texas House committee, including Phil McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil. Here's why.
Dr. Phil, John Grisham testify for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson, who won reprieve
Phil McGraw of TV fame said Roberson’s jury did not get the full picture, that Roberson was wrongfully convicted and that the case could jeopardize the death penalty.
Death row inmate Robert Roberson won't yet testify before Texas House
Robert Roberson -- whose murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has come under scrutiny -- did not testify Monday before a Texas House committee.
Capitol hearing extended, then adjourned without hearing from death row’s Robert Roberson
After hearing more than nine hours of testimony Monday on Robert Roberson’s case, the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee stood at ease – instead of adjourning – as lawmakers worked to get the death row inmate to appear in person in Austin.
Austin Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson Fails to Testify Before Texas Lawmakers Amid Legal Tussle
Death row inmate Robert Roberson's execution was halted, and his testimony before Texas lawmakers was blocked by state GOP leaders.
Death row inmate Robert Roberson set to appear before lawmakers after Texas execution stay
A death row inmate in Texas is scheduled to appear before lawmakers after he was spared from execution in a last-minute legal twist. Robert Roberson would have been the first person to be executed in the U.
How a legal fight could help death row inmate Robert Roberson
As the battle between the Texas House and the state's attorney general's office over the in-person testimony of inmate Robert Roberson continues, it opens the possibility of a new outcome from the Court of Criminal Appeals as one-third of the judges will not return to the bench.
Robert Roberson: Texas House committee hears testimony in death row inmate's case
Death row inmate Robert Roberson was a no show at a hearing on Monday. Roberson was subpoenaed by the House Jurisprudence Committee as a way to stop his execution that was set for last week.
Texas lawmakers do ‘not believe’ death row inmate Robert Roberson will testify Monday
When Roberson could testify is unclear, as the Texas House committee is in talks with the state attorney general’s office on how to comply with the subpoena.
What we know as fate of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s testimony before a state legislative committee is uncertain
Death row inmate Robert Roberson is once again the subject of last-minute maneuvering as his scheduled testimony before a ...
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Robert Roberson juror says new evidence would have prevented his conviction in shaken baby case
The death row inmate was expected to testify before a Texas House committee, but those plans were scrapped amid a dispute ...
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Ken Paxton statement rejects supporters of death row inmate’s appeal
The statement from the Texas attorney general "corrects falsehoods" from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was ...
Robert Roberson, denied chance to testify at Capitol, relies on others to plead his case
A high-profile committee hearing at the Texas Capitol proceeded Monday without its main attraction: Robert Roberson, a man on ...