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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Juan A. Lozano

New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

Texas Execution Roberson - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who won a last-minute reprieve last year and could become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

State district Judge Austin Reeve Jackson set an Oct. 16 execution date for Roberson during a court hearing.

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