Robert Roberson was convicted of murdering his daughter in 2002 and was scheduled to be executed in October earlier than a Texas Home subpoena blocked his execution.
AUSTIN, Texas — The workplace of Texas lawyer common Ken Paxton has filed a brand new movement trying to dam Texas loss of life row inmate Robert Roberson from testifying on the state capitol on Friday.
Paxton’s workplace filed the movement Thursday evening, requesting a protecting order that might forestall Roberson from testifying. The submitting of the movement now makes the potential of Roberson’s testimony in entrance of state legislators unsure.
Roberson has been on loss of life row for greater than 20 years, after being convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter Nikki again in 2002. Prosecutors argued that Nikki died from Shaken Child Syndrome, whereas Roberson’s attorneys have since argued that his conviction was primarily based on “junk science,” and must be reconsidered.
Roberson was initially scheduled to be executed in October, however for quite a lot of weeks the Texas Home Committee on Legal Jurisprudence has been attempting to listen to testimony from Roberson.
After the primary subpoena was issued, the Texas Supreme Court docket dominated {that a} subpoena issued by a Texas Home Committee couldn’t intrude with a lawfully ordered execution. Lawmakers then issued a second subpoena for Roberson on Dec. 18, after Texas Home members claimed that Paxton’s workplace stalled earlier efforts to safe Roberson’s in-person testimony.
