Death Penalty

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

A judge could set a new execution date for no sooner than 90 days from now, though Roberson has a pending appeal.

Friday marked the second attempt to get Roberson to give testimony in Austin before the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

The Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence summoned Roberson to testify about his case, which successfully stayed his October execution with help from the Texas Supreme Court. But the high court says the House overstepped it's authority.

The statement from Paxton "corrects falsehoods" from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was unjustifiably convicted in the death of his toddler child.

An unusual legal move has bought more time for a Texas man who was set to be executed Thursday evening.

Acknowledging substantive questions about Lucio’s guilt and the fairness of her conviction, the appeals court blocked her Wednesday execution so the case can be further investigated.

Lucio is scheduled to be executed for the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Her supporters say she was forced into a false "confession" and that new evidence exists that proves her innocence.

The 78-year-old Carl Wayne Buntion died by lethal injection on Thursday for murdering Houston police officer James Irby during a traffic stop in 1990.

Thursday's ruling was clear, and close to unanimous, with only Justice Clarence Thomas in dissent.