Robert Roberson, convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter based on controversial “shaken baby syndrome” evidence, received a last-minute stay on his execution from the Texas Supreme Court. This decision came just hours before he was set to be executed and followed a series of legal challenges, including a previous stay from a Travis County judge to allow Roberson to testify at a legislative hearing about unreliable forensic science. Roberson’s conviction relied heavily on testimony from a pediatrician, but new evidence suggests his daughter had pneumonia at the time of her death, potentially leading to her symptoms. Over 30 medical experts and a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers have called for clemency, arguing that new scientific evidence warrants a retrial.
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