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Texas Appeals Court Reverses Judge's Order to Delay Execution in Shaken-Baby Case
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Robert Roberson, a 57-year-old man, has been sentenced to death in 2003 for the death of his daughter, Nikki Curtis. The prosecution claims that new evidence does not disprove their case that the child died from injuries inflicted by her father. In a reversal of a previous decision, a Texas appellate court has overturned a judge's order to delay the execution, which was initially set for Thursday night. This is the first time a person has been sentenced to death in the US for a killing linked to shaken baby syndrome. The execution is now expected to proceed as scheduled, despite the initial attempt to pause it.
In Robert's case there was no crime and yet we're about to kill somebody for it in Texas.
He's an innocent man, and we're very close to killing him for something he did not do.
I will forever be haunted by the role I played in helping the state put this innocent man on death row.
Robert's case will forever be a burden on my heart and soul.
Texas plans to execute Robert Roberson next Thursday — despite a conviction based on junk science. Even former detectives on his case believe Roberson is innocent.
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- 1.Republican Party
- 2.American Civil Liberties Union
- 3.US Supreme Court
- 4.ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
- 5.Democratic Party
- 6.Gallup
- 7.House of Representatives
- 8.Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
- 9.Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- 10.Texas Supreme Court