Dr. Phil McGraw has welcomed a Texas Supreme Court decision to halt the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson, who was convicted for the 2002 murder of his 2-year-old daughter.
Texas lawmakers meet with Robert Roberson at a prison in Livingston, Texas, on Sept. 27. Roberson was scheduled for execution after being convicted in the death of his infant daughter.
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s life was spared by the Texas Supreme Court, which issued a temporary stay of his execution shortly before his death warrant was set to expire at midnight.
Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.
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The stay came mere hours before Robert Robertson was poised to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction linked to shaken baby syndrome.