Even after all of its misconduct and mistakes have become public knowledge, the state is not convinced that it should spare Robert Roberson’s life.

With days to go before his scheduled Oct. 16 execution, Roberson maintained his innocence in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in the east Texas city of Palestine.

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Roberson said he was placing his hopes for another execution stay in the hands of his lawyers, his supporters and God.

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied ...

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