In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on what some believe to be an outdated "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, was granted a temporary ...

The science behind shaken baby syndrome has been brought into question ... is located [Todd Spoth for The Washington Post via Getty Images] Why do some people believe he is innocent?

In Palestine, Texas, people go on about their daily lives of school, work, and play. However, Matthew Bowman tells NBC 5 he ...

Convicted of a crime that never happened, Roberson’s case is a prime example of how the U.S. legal system often fails to recognize advances in scientific knowledge ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...

Innocence Project/AFP via Getty Images “It is terrifying that Robert ... that Roberson be arrested based on a doctor’s shaken baby syndrome hypothesis, Brian Wharton, has also become one ...

Years before his case played out, shaken baby syndrome gained huge media attention in the UK following the 1997 trial of 18-year-old British nanny Louise Woodward who was accused of causing the ...

What to Know About Shaken Baby Syndrome as a Texas Man Could Be First in US Executed Over It HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder ...

HOUSTON — A Texas man on Thursday night gained a reprieve from becoming the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Robert ...

What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process ...

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