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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Eleanor Klibanoff

What is shaken baby syndrome, the controversial diagnosis for which Robert Roberson is set to die?

A midwife cares for a newborn baby.
Experts are divided on the use of shaken baby syndrome diagnoses in criminal cases. (Credit: Natalia Ojewska for The Texas Tribune)

On Thursday, Robert Roberson is set to become the first person in the United States to be executed on the basis of a shaken baby syndrome diagnosis.

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