Shaken baby syndrome is discredited
What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
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 injection on Thursday for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter,
Hearing on East Texas man’s execution in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case scheduled
A judge will hear Robert Roberson’s motion to vacate his execution warrant early Oct. 15 at the Anderson County courthouse in Palestine, according to a
Texas set to execute man on discredited 'shaken baby syndrome' hypothesis
Robert Roberson is set to be the first person to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited “shaken baby syndrome” hypothesis on Oct. 17.
Shaken baby syndrome is discredited, but a man is scheduled to be executed for it
Supporters of death row inmate Robert Roberson say stae is about to execute an innocent man. Roberson was convicted of shaking his daughter to death. "Shaken baby syndrome" is largely discredited.
Robert Roberson loses appeal to stop Texas from executing him based on debunked 'shaken baby syndrome'
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson lost one of his final appeals on Friday. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to stop his Oct. 17 execution.
Texas father to be first in US executed over debunked shaken baby syndrome
Robert Roberson is slated for execution next week after convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in debunked shaken baby syndrome accusation.
Texas Man on Edge of Execution, Dubious 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Verdict Spurs Pleas for Clemency
Lawmakers and scientists seek clemency for Robert Roberson, facing execution based on debunked 'Shaken Baby Syndrome.'
Dallas man’s shaken baby syndrome conviction overturned by Texas’ highest criminal court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals says the science behind Andrew Roark‘a conviction was flawed. Another man on death row, Robert Roberson, is set to be executed this month after being convicted of a similar crime.
In Texas, Execution Looms Despite Questions in Shaken Baby Case
Robert Roberson could be the first person put to death in connection with shaken baby syndrome. The state’s highest criminal court ruled in another case that the science had changed.
Texas poised to execute autistic man for 'shaken baby' death
Barring a successful last-minute appeal, the US state of Texas will execute an autistic man this week whose murder conviction was based on what his lawyers say was a misdiagnosis
A Texas Man Could Become The First Person Executed In The US Tied To Shaken Baby Syndrome; Know What It Is
A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the US under a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Robert Roberson is accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter by shaking her violently in 2002 and will be receiving a lethal injection later this week.
He was sentenced to death after his toddler died. Now, shaken baby syndrome is at the heart of Robert Roberson’s 11th-hour appeals
The inmate would be the first person in the US executed on a shaken baby syndrome-based conviction, his lawyers say, as the ...
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East Texas man seeks clemency as execution date in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case approaches
Robert Roberson III, an East Texas who faces execution in the controversial "shaken baby syndrome" case, photographed through plexiglass at Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Polunsky ...
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Texas man could be first to be executed in case of 'shaken baby' death
The concept of shaken baby syndrome began in the 1970s ... the case to speak out in defense of Roberson, he said in an interview with Holt. "I owe Robert nothing less," said Wharton, who ...