A Texas judge has blocked the execution of the first man to be put on death row in the US for murder charges related to "shaken baby syndrome", less than two hours before the capital punishment ...

Lawmakers asked the courts on Thursday to stop Roberson’s execution so that he could appear for testimony before the committee on Monday. In a historic order, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ...

UPDATE (Oct. 17, 2024, 7:34 p.m. ET): Hours before Robert Roberson was set to be executed on Thursday, a Texas judge granted a temporary injunction allowing him to testify before state lawmakers ...

The subpoena eventually led to the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay order to halt Roberson's execution Thursday night. However, Texas lawmakers also say they don't know how long Roberson could ...

Robert Roberson, the condemned man whose execution was halted late Thursday because of an unprecedented legal gambit by Texas lawmakers, is expected to appear in person Monday at a legislative ...

The Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Leslie Roberson III late Thursday night, an extraordinary development in one of the year’s most controversial death penalty cases.

HUNTSVILLE — The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday blocked the execution of Robert Roberson III, directing state officials to allow the death row inmate to comply with a subpoena issued by a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday night blocked the execution of Robert Robertson. The decision came after a day of attempts to stop the state from carrying out his execution.

WELL, AS THEY SAY, AUF WIEDERSEHEN. HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS WEEK’S A condemned South Carolina inmate chose Friday to be executed by lethal injection, instead of by firing squad or electrocution ...

Just come to CSMonitor.com on Tuesday to find it. We’d appreciate your feedback on the idea and the execution. Please email me at [email protected]. The Christian Science Monitor's coverage ...

The conservative-majority Supreme Court denied Roberson’s request for a stay of execution without comment. But a district court judge in Texas issued a temporary order that would delay Roberson ...

Texas Department of Criminal Justice The scheduled execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, has been halted by the ...