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Thursday, October 17, 2024
BREAKING: Texas Supreme Court halts inmate's execution in 'shaken baby death' at the eleventh hour

An execution in Texas involving the first person who would be put to death in a "shaken baby syndrome" conviction was halted by the state Supreme Court late Thursday amid a legal showdown. The order came hours after state lawmakers issued a subpoena for Robert Roberson to testify in his own defense at a hearing next week and after they petitioned the high court to stop the execution.

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