Shaken Baby Syndrome Stories

Robert Roberson 'shaken baby syndrome' execution on hold after Texas Supreme Court decision

In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, was granted a temporary hold on his death sentence.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Texas man could be first in U.S. executed over shaken baby syndrome

Robert Roberson is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter.

Reuters · 1d

Texas top court blocks execution of man in shaken baby syndrome case

A man in Texas is due on Thursday to become the first executed in the United States for murder attributed to shaken baby syndrome, despite his lawyers and many Texas lawmakers saying the conviction was based on faulty evidence.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

What is shaken baby syndrome, the controversial diagnosis for which Robert Roberson is set to die?

The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...

1don MSN

Texas board denies clemency for Robert Roberson, set to be executed amid controversy over shaken baby syndrome diagnosis

HOUSTON — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for Robert Roberson, who could be ...

WLWT4d

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 ...

1dOpinion

In ‘shaken baby’ case, Texas governor has only a few hours to save an innocent man | Opinion

Will Greg Abbott listen to his fellow Republicans in the statehouse who are begging him to spare the life of Robert Roberson?

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