Kim Cornett

Oct 17, 2024 | yahoo.com | Erik Ortiz |Dan Slepian |Kim Cornett

Texas is preparing to put a man to death Thursday in what would be the nation’s first execution involving a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis that has been re-evaluated in more recent years, leading to the overturning of similar convictions. Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. local time at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, has maintained his innocence after his 2-year-old daughter died in 2002.

Oct 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | Dan Slepian |Erik Ortiz |Kim Cornett

Dan Slepian and Erik Ortiz and Kim CornettOctober 16, 2024 at 4:52 PM·5 min readA Texas board on Wednesday rejected recommending clemency for a condemned man who would be the first in the nation to be executed for a case of “shaken baby syndrome.”Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday after losing a string of appeals, including on Tuesday when a district court judge declined to vacate his execution warrant.

Oct 3, 2024 | aol.com | Dan Slepian |Kim Cornett |Erik Ortiz |Nick McElroy

October 3, 2024 at 3:47 PMA condemned man in Texas is set to die this month in what would be the country's first execution for "shaken baby syndrome," a scrutinized diagnosis that has been successfully challenged in some criminal cases. After he filed a clemency petition with the state ahead of his execution, which is scheduled for Oct. 17, Robert Roberson told NBC News anchor Lester Holt in an interview airing Thursday that he is urging Texas Gov.

Oct 2, 2024 | nbcnewyork.com | Erik Ortiz |Kim Cornett |Nick McElroy

Jon-Adrian Velazquez spent close to 27 years caught in the criminal justice system - nearly all of it behind bars in New York's Sing Sing prison, convicted of a murder he insisted he did not commit. It took just four minutes on Monday to clear his name.

Sep 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Erik Ortiz |Kim Cornett |Nick McElroy

Jon-Adrian Velazquez spent close to 27 years caught in the criminal justice system — nearly all of it behind bars in New York's Sing Sing prison, convicted of a murder he insisted he did not commit. It took just four minutes on Monday to clear his name.