Death Penalty

Next month, Biden, a practicing Catholic, will meet with Pope Francis, who recently called for prayers for U.S. death row inmates in hopes their sentences would be commuted.

A Texas man facing execution did not appear at the State Capitol after two failed attempts by lawmakers to issue a subpoena for his testimony.

The extraordinary legal saga over whether death row inmate Robert Roberson should be put to death is not over. The state has already asked for an execution date to be set, but now, NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports there’s another attempt to have Roberson testify before lawmakers at the Texas State Capitol.

A Texas House committee on Tuesday subpoenaed death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify Friday at the Capitol.

An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a female hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures before being put to death in the nation’s third execution using nitrogen gas.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled the death penalty may proceed in the case of Robert Roberson, the man on death row for murdering his two-year-old daughter. The case captured international attention when lawmakers used subpoena power to delay the execution. Candace Sweat has the latest.

South Carolina has put Richard Moore to death by lethal injection for the fatal shooting of a store clerk in Spartanburg.

In Palestine, Texas, people go on about their daily lives of school, work, and play. However, Matthew Bowman tells NBC 5 he feels stuck, unable to move past what happened 20 years ago.

The family at the center of the “shaken baby” case is speaking out for the first time. The execution of Robert Roberson is on hold as advocates push for his acquittal in the 2002 death of two-year-old Nikki Curtis. Nikki’s older brother shares their family’s struggles over the past twenty years. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat reports from Palestine.

A Palestine state rep and the family of slain two-year-old Nikki Curtis wrote a letter to lawmakers and filed a brief with the Supreme Court.

A jury found Robert Roberson guilty of killing his two-year old daughter years ago in East Texas. In the past few weeks, lawmakers have been locked in a legal battle to stop his execution. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan takes a look at what comes next.

The case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson has reached new levels of scrutiny as blowback continues over recent statements from the Attorney General Ken Paxton. In the latest move by Roberson’s defense, his team released a rebuttal to claims from Paxton’s office that affirmed the prosecution’s case.

The case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson has reached new levels of scrutiny as responses continue over recent statements from the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

There are new developments in the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is commenting for the first time since Roberson’s execution was put on hold. He wants to “set the record straight about the murder case that landed Roberson on death row and the subpoena that put a halt to last week’s execution.” NBC...

The governor spoke briefly but publicly in Dallas for the first time about the halted execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson.

Governor Greg Abbott is breaking his silence about the controversial ‘shaken baby’ capital murder case. The governor spoke briefly but publicly in Dallas about the halted execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has the latest on where the case stands.

At the Texas State Capital, a bi-partisan hearing is underway late into the night to save the life of Robert Roberson, a death row inmate from Palestine. His attorney is currently testifying. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has more.

Lawmakers saved Robert Roberson minutes before his execution by calling him to appear, but he is not testifying because of a fight between state leaders over whether it should be virtual or in person. Instead this hearing has been an effort from lawmakers and celebrity supporters to build public pressure to get him a new trial.

Dr. Phil McGraw testifies Monday before a Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence in the death row case of Robert Roberson. McGraw said executing Roberson would be a miscarriage of justice.

Texas State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) explains why death row inmate Robert Roberson would not be testifying before the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence on Monday afternoon.