Source: CBS News
“The Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson late Thursday night, hours before he was poised to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction linked to shaken baby syndrome. Roberson’s lawyers and state lawmakers filed a last-second civil appeal with the Texas Supreme Court late Thursday night for a stay of execution, which it granted. … In an effort to delay the execution, Roberson was subpoenaed Wednesday night by a bipartisan group of Texas state lawmakers on the state House Criminal Justice Committee after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles earlier in the day denied Roberson’s request for clemency.” (10/18/24)
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/robert-roberson-texas-supreme-court-stay-of-execution/