A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder who is suspected of being the leader of a transnational drug trafficking group that operated in four countries is wanted for allegedly orchestrating the murder of an “innocent†couple in Ontario in 2023, authorities say.
Judge grants Texas lawmakers' unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
A judge on Thursday granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man who was scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
But the judge's order was expected to be quickly appealed by the Texas Attorney General's Office.
The order was granted around the same time the U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt the execution, though Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote to urge Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to grant a 30-day delay.
After a hearing, state District Judge granted a request from a Texas House committee for a temporary restraining order to delay the execution so inmate Robert Roberson could testify at a hearing next week about his case.
He was convicted in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter..
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