A bipartisan committee of Texas lawmakers has again issued a subpoena for Robert Roberson, a death row inmate, to provide testimony at the Capitol about his murder conviction. This follows previous attempts that were stalled by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office. The new subpoena, issued December 10th, mandates Roberson's appearance for a December 20th hearing, requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to facilitate his testimony.
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The new subpoena, issued Dec. 10 and served on Monday, comes after Texas House members said Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office stalled previous efforts to secure Roberson’s in-person testimony.that a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate could not be used to block a scheduled execution. But the court added that as long as the subpoena doesn’t interfere with a scheduled execution, state officials should be able to comply with it.
“What the attorney general's office, I feel like, is doing right now is trying to delay as much as possible and not work with us,” LeachRoberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki, who was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. His lawyers have argued that new scientific evidence invalidates that diagnosis and shows that she died of undiagnosed pneumonia, not abuse.
Paxton’s office and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Tuesday.
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