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Texas man whose execution was halted doesn’t appear at state Capitol after subpoena

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted because of a last-ditch subpoena won’t testify in person before lawmakers. Robert Roberson was scheduled to appear Monday before a Texas House committee. Last week, Roberson had been scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed over a murder conviction linked to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Some lawmakers on the panel believe Roberson did not kill his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. Those Republican and Democratic lawmakers say Roberson was convicted based on faulty, outdated science. Lawmakers sought for Roberson to testify in person at the Texas Capitol but a dispute over transporting him from death row stymied the planned appearance.

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