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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Ayden Runnels

Death row inmate Robert Roberson claims judicial misconduct in bid for new trial

Shackled and chained, Robert Roberson is led into court by Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies on July 16, 2025. A new execution date of Oct. 16, 2025 was set by presiding Judge Austin Jackson of Smith County at the Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine.
Robert Roberson is led into court by Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies on July 16, 2025, in Palestine. (Credit: Joel Andrews for the Texas Tribune)

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is seeking another stay of execution and a new trial after claiming the Anderson County Judiciary acted unconstitutionally multiple times in his case, citing new evidence brought to Roberson’s legal team in June.

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