How division over a Texas death row inmate’s guilt became a …
15 hours ago · The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch’s power to carry out the execution.
Death row inmates ask for pause in executions over winter holiday
1 day ago · COLUMBIA — Attorneys for death row inmates are asking the state Supreme Court to wait until after New Year’s Day to issue any more death warrants, according to court filings. The attorneys’ request, filed last week, would have the court pause in issuing execution notices until Jan. 3. By law, each execution takes place four weeks after ...
How disagreements about a Texas death row inmate’s guilt …
And testimony by a death row inmate at the state Capitol about his case would be historic. In January, three of the five Criminal Court of Appeals judges who allowed Roberson’s execution to move ...
Robert Roberson case: What’s next for the Texas death row …
Oct 22, 2024 · The case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson evolved dramatically as his execution, scheduled for last Thursday, was halted.
Upcoming Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
Nov 17, 2017 · Upcoming Executions. Last updated on November 6, 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.
Robert Roberson's death penalty case proceeds despite ... - CBS News
Oct 18, 2024 · The scheduled execution of a death row inmate whose case has drawn widespread scrutiny was halted by the Texas Supreme Court late Thursday night as doubts linger over whether his decades-old...
Texas committee approves subpoena for death row inmate ahead …
Oct 16, 2024 · Just a day before his scheduled execution, death row inmate Robert Roberson has been subpoenaed to testify before a Texas House committee that is reconsidering the lawfulness of his...
Freddie Eugene Owens: South Carolina death row inmate dies by …
Sep 21, 2024 · South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first execution in 13 years. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death in 1999 for killing a...
What put a Texas death row inmate’s case back in the spotlight?
4 days ago · Robert Roberson was set to be the first person in the U.S. to be executed on a “shaken baby syndrome” diagnosis after getting convicted for killing his 2-year-old daughter. He maintained his ...
How disagreements about a Texas death row inmate’s guilt …
16 hours ago · The Supreme Court of Texas is weighing whether death row inmate Robert Roberson — whose capital punishment was temporarily halted last month — must testify before a Texas House committee before the state can carry out his execution.. The state’s highest civil court temporarily paused Roberson’s execution last month after the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee subpoenaed the man on ...