The Texas Supreme Court halted the execution of a man sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of his 2-year-old daughter. A jury convicted Robert Roberson of killing the toddler in a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” which his attorneys, as well as Texas lawmakers and medical experts, now say was based on faulty and outdated scientific evidence related to the diagnosis.

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Texas Supreme Court halts execution of Robert Roberson, convicted in 2002 murder, amid claims of outdated shaken baby syndrome evidence.

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