Convicted of a crime that never happened, Roberson’s case is a prime example of how the U.S. legal system often fails to ...
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 ...
Robert Roberson should have died two weeks ago. He was scheduled to be executed on October 17 for murdering his two-year-old ...
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turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on what some believe to be an outdated "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, was granted a temporary ...
A boy left blind and brain-damaged after being attacked as a baby by his father has died in hospital, prompting a fresh ...
An undated family photo of Robert Roberson III with his daughter Nikki. Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 17 for his ...
A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to receive a lethal ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...