{"id":126306,"date":"2024-11-16T00:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126306"},"modified":"2024-11-16T00:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:22:58","slug":"texas-supreme-court-rules-against-lawmakers-allowing-for-robert-roberson-execution-to-proceed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126306","title":{"rendered":"Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers, allowing for Robert Roberson execution to proceed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">The Texas Supreme Court has denied lawmakers&#8217; bid to use their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/texas-set-execute-robert-roberson-shaken-baby-syndrome-case-rcna175696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for his daughter\u2019s \u201cshaken baby\u201d death<\/a>, paving the way for it to proceed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Robert Roberson was set to be questioned by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, which issued a subpoena last month for him to testify about his case \u2014 setting off a flurry of litigation that ultimately halted his Oct. 17 execution with only hours to spare.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241016-robert-roberson-nikki-ew-652p-7ece0c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241016-robert-roberson-nikki-ew-652p-7ece0c.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241016-robert-roberson-nikki-ew-652p-7ece0c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241016-robert-roberson-nikki-ew-652p-7ece0c.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241016-robert-roberson-nikki-ew-652p-7ece0c.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Roberson with his daughter Nikki.\" height=\"1118\" width=\"1688\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Robert Roberson with his daughter Nikki.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Roberson family<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Roberson&#8217;s defense team initially sought to have him transported from his prison north of Houston to Texas&#8217; capital of Austin to be interviewed by the committee, but lawmakers instead agreed to meet with him at his facility. The subpoena, however, has been caught up in a legal battle after the state attorney general&#8217;s office challenged the move in an emergency filing with the state Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"articleDevelopingTag\">\n<p>This is a<span class=\"articleDevelopingTag__content--red\"> developing <\/span>story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/erik-ortiz-ncpn371\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2019_29\/2934781\/190619-erik-ortiz-byline2205.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2019_29\/2934781\/190619-erik-ortiz-byline2205.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2019_29\/2934781\/190619-erik-ortiz-byline2205.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/erik-ortiz-ncpn371\">Erik Ortiz<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erikjhortiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mailto:erik.ortiz@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/texas-supreme-court-rules-lawmakers-allowing-robert-roberson-execution-rcna180347\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Supreme Court has denied lawmakers&#8217; bid to use their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter\u2019s \u201cshaken baby\u201d death, paving the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126306\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}