Update: On September 11, shortly after this story originally published, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed both a habeas corpus application and a motion for stay of execution filed by Robert Roberson’s defense team. This decision means the state’s top criminal court will not intervene to extend Roberson’s life. “Robert’s fate is now at the mercy of [Governor Greg Abbott]. He and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles are the only ones standing in the way of a horrific and irreversible mistake: the execution of an innocent man,” said Roberson’s attorney, Gretchen Sween, in a statement. Roberson is scheduled to die on October 17.
The hearing on the innocence claims of a condemned man began on August 14, 2018, with what seemed like a major setback.
