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Roberson, who has maintained his innocence, would become the first person in the United States put to death for a murder conviction tied to shaken baby syndrome if the execution goes ahead as planned.
There was considerable support coming from lawmakers and law enforcement personnel to stave off Roberson's execution. Reverend Brian Wharton, a former police officer who investigated Roberson's case and whose testimony helped send Roberson to death row, advocated for the commutation of Roberson's death sentence, stating he believed at this ...
The state’s highest civil court said it wants a lower court to resolve a separation-of-powers issue raised by a group of Texas lawmakers who subpoenaed the death row inmate the night before he ...
Those protesting Thursday's scheduled execution included the police detective who helped send Roberson to death row, Brian Wharton. "Let me just say, Robert is an innocent man," said Wharton. "But ...
With his execution looming, Roberson’s case is a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over shaken baby syndrome and the broader implications of outdated medical science in ... Brian Wharton, the ...
Roberson execution TRO: Texas judge temporarily stops Robert Roberson's execution amid bipartisan fight for mercy. That's according to Brian Wharton, the former police detective who led the ...
Texas’s Supreme Court blocked the execution of a man who was set to die on Thursday, hours before the convicted killer’s execution warrant expired at midnight.. Robert Roberson, 57, was set to ...
The execution. Roberson was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, based on a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. But he says he is innocent. Roberson’s ...