Robert Roberson, 57, was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for reportedly shaking his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, to death. He is scheduled to be executed...
Texas state Rep. Manuel, Christian speaks including other Texas House of Representatives attend a press conference outside of TDCJ Polunsky Unit following a visitation to Robert Roberson, the East Texas man at the center of a contended shaken baby syndrome case, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at TDCJ Polunsky Unit in Livingston. Representatives sent an attached letter urging the Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend clemency for Roberson.
“We can’t write a bill right now to do anything for Robert,” Moody said. “We can use the time that we have and the voices that we have to spread this message across Texas. ... It’s incumbent upon us to demand the best of our justice system and what’s happening in this case is not the best.”
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