Dr Phillip McGraw is testifying at a Texas legislature hearing regarding the case of Robert Robersonan autistic death row inmate whose life was spared last week after lawmakers subpoenaed him to testify on Monday. Roberson, 57, has been blocked from appearing at the hearing in-person. McGraw, the TV doctor and chat show host known as […]
Innocence Project / Ilana Panich-Linsman A Texas judge has blocked the execution of the first man to be put on death row in the US for murder charges related to “shaken baby syndrome”, less than two hours before the capital punishment was due to be carried out. Robert Roberson, 57, was sentenced to death in […]
On the witness stand in March 2000, Dr. Janet Squires was unequivocal: The injuries suffered by the 13-month-old girl were “absolutely classic” signs of shaken baby syndrome. Commonly referred to by its acronym, SBS is a diagnosis based on the belief that a certain combination of injuries found in a baby or toddler could only […]
