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flag Texas Supreme Court allows execution of Robert Roberson, overriding legislative subpoena.

flag The Texas Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers cannot use a legislative subpoena to stop an execution, overturning a previous decision that had temporarily halted Robert Roberson's lethal injection. flag Roberson, convicted in 2003 for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, had gained bipartisan support from lawmakers and medical experts who argue his conviction was based on faulty evidence of "shaken baby" syndrome. flag The ruling allows his execution to proceed, though no new date has been set.

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