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Robert Roberson: Death row inmate's execution halted by Texas CCA
- rossant 1y agoThat's huge. Roberson was scheduled to be executed in a week. Almost all hope was lost. He would have been the first person executed on the basis of shaken baby syndrome, which is said to be "junk science". Now, he might get a new trial. - Some context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37650402 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37650402 - Reddit AMA (please read the lawyer's responses to all the concerns folks have had about this complex case): https://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/1nttmtu/my_client_robert_roberson_faces_execution_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/1nttmtu/my_client_ro...