He will be the first person executed based on "shaken baby syndrome." The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has ...

Robert Roberson photographed at the TDCJ Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas. A Texas House of Representatives committee did not have the authority to override death row inmate Robert Roberson's ...

Robert Roberson, 57, was set to be executed in October, but a state House committee, using its investigatory powers, issued a subpoena for Roberson’s testimony, which led the state Supreme Court ...

A Texas House of Representatives committee did not have the authority to override death row inmate Robert Roberson’s scheduled execution with a subpoena, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Rep. Jeff Leach shows an image of a rug with blood stain of death row inmate Robert Roberson’s daughter during a committee hearing about the case of Roberson at the Texas State Capitol ...

Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in a “shaken baby” case that many say led to an innocent man’s death sentence. Robert Roberson seeks a new trial after his 2003 ...

The Friday morning decision frees the state to seek a new execution date for Roberson, whose 2003 conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, had been seriously questioned by ...

The Supreme Court of Texas on Friday removed its temporary block on the execution of Robert Roberson, saying that Texas legislators’ subpoenas can’t be used to halt death row inmates ...

Texas lawmakers exceeded their power when they intervened last month to stop the execution of Robert Roberson by summoning him to testify, the court found. By J. David Goodman Reporting from ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled a House committee overstepped its authority when it effectively stalled Robert Roberson’s execution by issuing an eleventh-hour subpoena. The ruling ...

The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has come under scrutiny-- can resume, according to a Texas Supreme Court ...