Source: SFGate
“A Texas man whose execution was abruptly halted last week after lawmakers ordered Robert Roberson to appear at the state Capitol did not show up as scheduled Monday, following objections to transporting an inmate from death row for the extraordinary purpose of testifying before a public committee. Roberson had been set to become the first person in the U.S. executed over a murder conviction connected to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. … Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody, the chairman of a state House committee that led efforts to stop the execution, said at the start of the highly anticipated hearing that Roberson likely would not appear but that lawmakers still hoped to do so soon. The Texas Attorney General’s Office had told lawmakers that Roberson would only appear by videoconference, which Moody said would be ‘poorly suited’ for Roberson because he is autistic.” (10/21/24)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/texas-man-whose-execution-was-halted-by-subpoena-19850986.php