Robert Roberson is expected to testify before lawmakers in Austin, Texas -- just four days after he had been scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Robert Roberson, the Texas man whose execution and conviction was tied to shaken baby syndrome, is set to testify in Austin on Monday.A Texas man whose execution was halted after a last-ditch maneuver by lawmakers who believe Robert Roberson did not kill his 2-year-old daughter was expected to testify before a state House panel on Monday, four days after he had been scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Once Roberson testifies to lawmakers, prosecutors could seek a new execution date at any time, according to Gretchen Sween, one of his attorneys. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Robert Roberson shaken baby syndrome execution on hold after Texas Supreme Court decision In the last 10 years, 74 applications have been filed and ruled on under the junk science law. A third of applications were submitted by people facing the death penalty. All of them were unsuccessful.Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell, whose office prosecuted Roberson, has previously told the committee that a court hearing was held in 2022 in which Roberson's attorneys presented their new evidence to a judge, who rejected their claims.
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