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What to Know About Robert Roberson Facing Execution on Oct. 17 in Texas for a Crime That Never Occurred

What to Know About Robert Roberson Facing Execution on Oct. 17 in Texas for a Crime That Never Occurred

Texas Set Robert Roberson’s execution for Oct. 17, despite new evidence that he is an innocent man wrongly convicted under the now-debunked shaken baby syndrome hypothesis.

Urgent 06.18.24 by Innocence Staff

12/19/23, Livingston, Texas: Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at TDCJ Polunsky Unit. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project

Texas Set Robert Roberson’s execution for Oct. 17, despite new evidence that he is an innocent man wrongly convicted under the now-debunked shaken baby syndrome hypothesis.

Urgent 06.18.24 by Innocence Staff

Texas Seeks Execution Date for Robert Roberson, An Innocent Man Wrongly Convicted Under Debunked Shaken Baby Hypothesis

Texas Seeks Execution Date for Robert Roberson, An Innocent Man Wrongly Convicted Under Debunked Shaken Baby Hypothesis

Mr. Roberson would be the first person in the U.S. executed based on the discredited shaken baby hypothesis unless the courts or Gov. Abbott intervenes.

Urgent 06.18.24 by Innocence Staff

12/19/23, Livingston, Texas: Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at TDCJ Polunsky Unit. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project

Mr. Roberson would be the first person in the U.S. executed based on the discredited shaken baby hypothesis unless the courts or Gov. Abbott intervenes.

Urgent 06.18.24 by Innocence Staff

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