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TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS LIFTS STAY FOR ROBERT ROBERSON; APPEAL NOW MOVES TO TEXAS SUPREME COURT
Updated: 9 minutes ago
Mr. Roberson was scheduled to be executed tonight in Texas at 6 pm Central Time. A Travis County district court judge entered a stay of execution just 90 minutes before his execution at the request of Texas legislators who subpoenaed Mr. Roberson to testify at a hearing next Monday. The State of Texas appealed the district court’s order to the TX CCA, which granted the state’s motion. The legislators have now appealed to the Texas Supreme Court. It’s unknown whether TDCJ will still attempt to execute Mr. Roberson tonight.
The United States Supreme Court has denied Mr. Roberson’s request for a stay. Justice Sotomayor issued a dissent.
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