Topic: Death Penalty

Robert Roberson Asks CCA to Stay His Oct. 16 Execution and Grant Oral Argument While Considering New Evidence Proving His Innocence in Wrongful “Shaken Baby Syndrome” Conviction

Robert Roberson Asks CCA to Stay His Oct. 16 Execution and Grant Oral Argument While Considering New Evidence Proving His Innocence in Wrongful “Shaken Baby Syndrome” Conviction

Attorneys for Robert Roberson, an innocent man facing execution on October 16, 2025, in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

07.24.25 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson visited with Texas state legislators on Sept. 27, 2024 in Livingston. (Photo courtesy of Rep. John Bucy III)

Attorneys for Robert Roberson, an innocent man facing execution on October 16, 2025, in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

07.24.25 by Innocence Staff

BREAKING: Court Schedules Oct. 16 Execution for Robert Roberson, Innocent Man Convicted in Texas “Shaken Baby” Case

BREAKING: Court Schedules Oct. 16 Execution for Robert Roberson, Innocent Man Convicted in Texas “Shaken Baby” Case

Mr. Roberson would become the first person in the U.S. executed based on the widely discredited “shaken baby” hypothesis

Breaking News 07.16.25 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 become the first person in the U.S. executed based on the widely discredited “shaken baby” hypothesis

Breaking News 07.16.25 by Innocence Staff

Hearing Wednesday On AG’s Request To Set Execution For Robert Roberson Despite Overwhelming Evidence Of His Innocence In “Shaken Baby” Case

Hearing Wednesday On AG’s Request To Set Execution For Robert Roberson Despite Overwhelming Evidence Of His Innocence In “Shaken Baby” Case

Mr. Roberson, is an innocent father who has spent over 20 years on death row in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

Urgent 07.15.25 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, is an innocent father who has spent over 20 years on death row in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

Urgent 07.15.25 by Innocence Staff

From Shy Child to the Supreme Court: Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns’ Rise in Justice Reform 

From Shy Child to the Supreme Court: Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns’ Rise in Justice Reform 

Named one of America’s top lawyers, Ms. Swarns has spent decades challenging injustice. Here’s how she got there.

02.25.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

{Photo: Connor Sovak/Innocence Project)

Named one of America’s top lawyers, Ms. Swarns has spent decades challenging injustice. Here’s how she got there.

02.25.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Citing New Expert Reports and Other Evidence Supporting His Innocence, Robert Roberson Again Asks Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to Overturn His Wrongful 'Shaken Baby' Conviction

Citing New Expert Reports and Other Evidence Supporting His Innocence, Robert Roberson Again Asks Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to Overturn His Wrongful 'Shaken Baby' Conviction

Mr. Roberson asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) again to grant relief based on significant new evidence supporting his actual innocence.

Breaking news 02.19.25 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 asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) again to grant relief based on significant new evidence supporting his actual innocence.

Breaking news 02.19.25 by Innocence Staff

A Poet, an Imam, a Life Cut Short: Remembering Marcellus Williams on His Birthday

A Poet, an Imam, a Life Cut Short: Remembering Marcellus Williams on His Birthday

On Dec. 30, we honor the life and legacy of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, a man whose poetry and compassion touched hundreds of thousands of lives.

12.23.24 by Innocence Staff

Marcellus Williams (Image courtesy of Marcellus' legal team).

On Dec. 30, we honor the life and legacy of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, a man whose poetry and compassion touched hundreds of thousands of lives.

12.23.24 by Innocence Staff

Innocence Groups and Others in Support of President Biden's Commutation of 37 Federal Death Sentences

Innocence Groups and Others in Support of President Biden's Commutation of 37 Federal Death Sentences

Historic Decision Follows Widespread and Diverse Calls Based on Concerns About Arbitrariness, Racial Bias, and Other Systemic Flaws

12.23.24 by Innocence Staff

President Joe Biden speaks during an event about high speed internet infrastructure, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Historic Decision Follows Widespread and Diverse Calls Based on Concerns About Arbitrariness, Racial Bias, and Other Systemic Flaws

12.23.24 by Innocence Staff

Innocence Project Co-founders Urge President Biden to Commute the Federal Death Row

Innocence Project Co-founders Urge President Biden to Commute the Federal Death Row

In a letter to the president, Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld and Jim McCloskey stress the unacceptable risk and irreversible injustice of executing an innocent person.

12.20.24 by Innocence Staff

U.S. President Joe Biden during the official G7 summit welcome ceremony at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday, June 26, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering Sunday through Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

In a letter to the president, Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld and Jim McCloskey stress the unacceptable risk and irreversible injustice of executing an innocent person.

12.20.24 by Innocence Staff

Growing Chorus of Advocates and Innocence Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences

Growing Chorus of Advocates and Innocence Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences

Letters to President Biden released today say federal death penalty is a failed policy riddled with racial bias and other unfairness.

12.09.24 by Innocence Staff

U.S. President Joe Biden during the official G7 summit welcome ceremony at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday, June 26, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering Sunday through Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Letters to President Biden released today say federal death penalty is a failed policy riddled with racial bias and other unfairness.

12.09.24 by Innocence Staff

Rebuttal from Robert Roberson’s Legal Team to 10.23.2024 Statement from Office of Attorney General (OAG)

Rebuttal from Robert Roberson’s Legal Team to 10.23.2024 Statement from Office of Attorney General (OAG)

The Office of the Attorney General issued a press release, bearing the seal of the State of Texas, doubling down on its grotesque misrepresentations of Robert Roberson’s innocence case endeavoring to discredit Mr. Roberson.

10.24.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson visited with Texas state legislators on Sept. 27, 2024 in Livingston. (Photo courtesy of Rep. John Bucy III)

The Office of the Attorney General issued a press release, bearing the seal of the State of Texas, doubling down on its grotesque misrepresentations of Robert Roberson’s innocence case endeavoring to discredit Mr. Roberson.

10.24.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson Will Not Be Executed in Texas Tonight

Robert Roberson Will Not Be Executed in Texas Tonight

The Texas Supreme Court has reinstated the temporary restraining order requested by the Texas lawmakers.  

10.18.24 by Innocence Staff

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

The Texas Supreme Court has reinstated the temporary restraining order requested by the Texas lawmakers.  

10.18.24 by Innocence Staff

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

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

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

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