1. United States
2. N.J.
3. Letter

Please support Robert Roberson and tell Texas they are WRONG to EXECUTE AN INNOCENT MAN! From the Innocence Project: Robert Roberson’s was supposed to be executed today, October 17, despite new evidence that he is an innocent man wrongly convicted under the now-debunked shaken baby syndrome (SBS) hypothesis. Mr. Roberson would be the first person in the U.S. executed based on the discredited SBS hypothesis unless the courts or Gov. Abbott intervenes. Mr. Roberson’s case is riddled with unscientific evidence, inaccurate and misleading medical testimony, and prejudicial treatment. In 2002, Mr. Roberson’s two-year old, chronically ill daughter, Nikki, was sick with a high fever and suffered a short fall from bed. Hospital staff did not know Mr. Roberson had autism and judged his response to his daughter’s grave condition as lacking emotion. Mr. Roberson was prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced to death for Nikki’s death.  The overwhelming medical and scientific evidence now shows that Nikki died of accidental and natural causes. Mr. Roberson’s innocence case is attracting growing and widespread support from eminent scientists, doctors, faith leaders, innocence groups, former federal judges, and the lead detective who testified for the prosecution, who now believes he contributed to an innocent person being sent to death row. At the last minute, his execution was stayed, but not permanently. He still needs us to pressure Texas that they cannot murder an innocent man.