shaken baby syndrome

Roberson Attorney Statement: Texas Court's Decision Reveals Its Failure to Consider Any of the New Evidence That Robert Roberson Is Innocent

Roberson Attorney Statement: Texas Court's Decision Reveals Its Failure to Consider Any of the New Evidence That Robert Roberson Is Innocent

Robert Roberson’s execution is scheduled for October 17 despite overwhelming evidence that no crime occurred and widespread, bipartisan support for clemency.

10.11.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson's Attorney Responds to CCA Granting New Trial to Andrew Roark Convicted on Unreliable Shaken Baby Syndrome

Robert Roberson's Attorney Responds to CCA Granting New Trial to Andrew Roark Convicted on Unreliable Shaken Baby Syndrome

"The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has wisely held that the Shaken Baby hypothesis used to convict a Dallas man named Andrew Roark has not withstood scrutiny as science has evolved."

10.09.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson Asks Texas Court to Stay Oct. 17 Execution and Reconsider Innocence Claim Based on New Scientific Evidence

Robert Roberson Asks Texas Court to Stay Oct. 17 Execution and Reconsider Innocence Claim Based on New Scientific Evidence

86 Bipartisan Texas Legislators Support Roberson’s Innocence and Urge Application of Texas “Junk Science” Law to His Case

10.07.24 by Innocence Staff

An Autistic Man Faces Execution: Misdiagnosis, Misjudgment, and a Life on the Line

An Autistic Man Faces Execution: Misdiagnosis, Misjudgment, and a Life on the Line

Robert Roberson, diagnosed with autism after his conviction, faces execution on Oct. 17 due to misjudgments about his demeanor during his daughter’s medical crisis.

09.27.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Robert Roberson’s Attorneys File Motion to Remove Judge From Case and Vacate Execution

Robert Roberson’s Attorneys File Motion to Remove Judge From Case and Vacate Execution

The attorneys cite the invalid assignment of retired judge Deborah Oakes Evans to his case and circumstances that create an appearance that she is biased.

09.25.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson, an Autistic Father Wrongfully Convicted and Sentenced to Death, Applies for Clemency

Robert Roberson, an Autistic Father Wrongfully Convicted and Sentenced to Death, Applies for Clemency

Medical and scientific experts, bipartisan Texas lawmakers, advocates for parental rights, autism organizations, best-selling novelist John Grisham, lead detective Brian Wharton, innocence groups, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and dozens of others urge Texas Pardons Board to recommend, and Gov. Abbott to Grant, clemency.

09.17.24 by Innocence Staff

BREAKING: Stop the Oct. 17 Execution of Robert Roberson

BREAKING: Stop the Oct. 17 Execution of Robert Roberson

He could be the first person executed based on the debunked shaken baby syndrome hypothesis.

07.01.24 by Innocence Project Staff

How You Can Help a Loving Father Sentenced to Death in Texas for a Crime That Never Occurred 

How You Can Help a Loving Father Sentenced to Death in Texas for a Crime That Never Occurred 

Robert Roberson could be the first person executed in the U.S. based on the debunked “shaken baby syndrome” hypothesis.

05.29.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

West Virginia Innocence Project Client Released from Prison

West Virginia Innocence Project Client Released from Prison

08.21.18 by Innocence Staff

California Man’s ‘Shaken Baby’ Conviction Reversed

California Man’s ‘Shaken Baby’ Conviction Reversed

12.11.17 by Innocence Staff

What You Need to Know About the Wrongful Conviction of Women in the United States

What You Need to Know About the Wrongful Conviction of Women in the United States

03.25.16 by Alicia Maule