Texas court halts execution of man convicted in 2002 murder of his daughter
NBC News·2025-10-09 19:30

We want to bring you an update to a story that we've been following on a Texas death row inmate convicted of killing his own daughter. The state's highest criminal court has delayed Robertson's planned execution that was supposed to take place in exactly one week. Robertson and his legal team filed an emergency motion and requested a new trial stemming from the 2002 death of his daughter from suspected shaken baby syndrome.As we reported Monday, the 58-year-old was sentenced to death the following year, but ...