Texas lawmakers do ‘not believe’ death row inmate Robert Roberson will testify Monday.
Get a deeper look at the issues at play this election and how they’ll show up on your ballot.Phillip McGraw, known as Dr. Phil on his talk show that ran for 21 seasons, was the first to testify Monday afternoon and said he did not believe Robert Roberson had a fair trial. McGraw testified during a hearing at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.
When Roberson could testify is unclear. Moody said the committee is in talks with the state attorney general’s office on how to comply with the subpoena. The attorney general’s office has said Roberson would be made available via teleconference because of“Our committee simply cannot agree to video conference,” Moody said. Roberson’s testimony, the lawmaker added, would be undercut by his autism. “That doesn’t mean Robert won’t testify at all.
The purpose of the Monday hearing, lawmakers have said, was to explore the state’s 2013 “junk science” law allowing people to challenge convictions with new science and how it was applied in Roberson’s case. During the Monday hearing, Moody said the committee could take a “heavy-handed approach” to enforce the subpoena, the validity of which was upheld by the Texas Supreme Court late Sunday and remained active during the start of the hearing.Moody did not elaborate on the possible recourse the committee could pursue, saying instead the committee had not issued the subpoena to “create a constitution crisis.
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