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PETITION:
INNOCENCE PROJECT: "Robert would be the first person in the U.S. executed based on the discredited shaken baby syndrome hypothesis unless the courts or Gov. Abbott intervenes. Sign the petition now!"
https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/justice-for-robert-roberson/
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STORY: "Robert Roberson is scheduled to die by lethal injection Oct. 17, 2024, unless courts or Texas Gov. Greg Abbott intervene.(Innocence Project)," by KSLA staff, published by KSLA, on October 14, 2024.
GIST: "KSLA News 12 has learned that a Palestine man on Texas’ death row will appear in court Tuesday (Oct. 15), just a couple days before his scheduled execution.
Robert Roberson is due in an Anderson County courtroom at 10 a.m.
This is for a hearing on a motion filed by Roberson and his attorney citing what they call the invalid assignment of a retired judge to his case.
They accuse her of bias, saying she should be removed, which would mean the execution warrant she signed would be considered unlawful.
Roberson has long maintained his innocence in connection with the death of his 2-year-old daughter.
And advocates backing him say the “shaken baby” theory used against him is “junk science” that’s no longer even allowed to be used in court.
“The shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma hypothesis that was used against Mr. Roberson is not science, plain and simple,” Kate Judson said.
Butted Wharton said, “I will be forever haunted by my participation in his prosecution, his arrest and prosecution. He is an innocent man.”
As of now, Roberson’s execution is set for Thursday night."
The entire story can be read at:
https://www.ksla.com/2024/10/15/death-row-inmate-appear-court-two-days-before-his-scheduled-execution/
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.
- SEE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG, AT THE LINK BELOW: HL:
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985
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FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
