Execution of Texas father in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case set to go forward after parole board votes in opposition to clemency | EUROtoday

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The execution of Robert Roberson, the person on the middle of a controversial “shaken baby syndrome” case, is about to proceed after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted in opposition to granting clemency on Wednesday.

Roberson, 57, is about to be put to loss of life by deadly injection on Thursday for the 2002 loss of life of his daughter Nikki Curtis. The board’s determination got here throughout a Texas legislative listening to on the case.

According to the board’s voting information, panelists unanimously voted in opposition to the commutation of a loss of life sentence to a lesser penalty and a 180-day reprieve of execution.

The parole board doesn’t have the ability to cease an execution however Governor Greg Abbott can grant clemency upon receiving a suggestion from the parole board.

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