The State of Texas is preparing to execute Robert Roberson next month. In 2002 Roberson was convicted of the shaken baby death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki.

Last year, Roberson came within 90 minutes of being executed. But new analysis of medical evidence shows that Nikki died from an illness and not abuse.

The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences (CIFS) is calling on Texas authorities to prevent what they say is the wrongful execution of Roberson. He is scheduled to [be killed] on October 16.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250908122153/https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2025-09-05/with-robersons-execution-pending-experts-reject-shaken-baby-syndrome

  • y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    Ah yes, the super effective death penalty that has measurable effects when it comes to deterring crime. It’ s a good thing the justice system never makes mistakes when prosecuting. /s

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      23 hours ago

      This will deter others from letting their baby contract an illness. Keep your baby in an airtight bag at all times.

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        13 hours ago

        that’s what I don’t get about the whole thing. if you’re going to have the death penalty, just fucking do it. get it done with

        both having it and an appeals process is just fucking stupid. just send them off to live the rest of their life in prison with the regular process and stop spending extra resources on it