Robert Roberson: The 11th-hour race to save a Texas death row
2 days ago · Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night just feet from the execution chamber where he was set to be put to death for the murder of his toddler – even as the ...
Upcoming Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
Nov 17, 2017 · Upcoming Executions. Last updated on October 17, 2024. This page will be updated at 12 noon (Eastern Time) each day. to reflect executions that occurred in the previous 24 hours. Please scroll over each state on the above map to see the number of active and inactive death warrants, as well as the number of executions.
Texas execution marks latest death penalty case to move ... - CBS News
3 days ago · Robert Roberson is set to die by lethal injection Thursday in Texas. His is the latest death row case to move forward despite doubts about his conviction.
'This is the beginning': 91-year-old sister of longest death row …
2 days ago · After helping lead the fight to free her younger brother from nearly a half-century on death row, Hideko Hakamada feels she and her brother are beginning a new chapter of their lives. 'This is the beginning': 91-year-old sister of longest death row inmate sees hope in his acquittal | AP News
How does Texas’ ‘junk science’ law apply to the Robert Roberson death …
1 day ago · Roberson is not the only person on death row whose request for relief has been denied under the “junk science” law, according to a report by the Texas Defender Service. The report, which was ...
Death row inmate to testify at Capitol after stay - KXAN Austin
1 day ago · Topics in this week's State of Texas. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After a dramatic, last-hour legal battle and an unprecedented stay of execution, Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is set to testify ...
Marcellus Williams is executed despite prosecutors and the …
Sep 24, 2024 · The victim’s family had asked the inmate be spared death. The US Supreme Court’s action came a day after Missouri’s supreme court and governor refused to grant a stay of execution.
Texas Capitol braces for a wild Monday as death row’s ... - Dallas News
2 days ago · news Politics. Texas Capitol braces for a wild Monday as death row’s Robert Roberson is set to testify A high-security prisoner and expected crowds present a logistical and safety challenge.
Death Penalty Information Center
Jul 1, 2024 · For every 8.2 people executed in the United States in the modern era of the death penalty, one person on death row has been exonerated. The Center also produces groundbreaking reports on various issues related to the death penalty such as arbitrariness, costs, innocence, and race.
Alabama executes death row inmate who pleaded guilty to killing …
4 days ago · Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The state of Alabama executed death row inmate Derrick Dearman by lethal injection Thursday evening for the brutal axe killings of five people in 2016. The execution began at 6 p ...