Scientific News Dallas Man’s Shaken Baby Syndrome Conviction Overturned By Texas’ Highest Criminal Court

Robert Roberson asks court to consider New Jersey’s landmark shaken baby ruling

Thursday that a shaken baby syndrome diagnosis, also known as abusive head trauma, is not generally accepted within the ... Read More

Could Dallas shaken baby case lead to a new trial for death row inmate Robert Roberson?

Thomas Roberson, a brother of Robert Roberson, and Thomas’ wife, Jennifer Roberson, hold signs protesting his planned execution in front of the Huntsville Unit prison, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in ... Read More

Science behind shaken baby syndrome written off as unreliable by N.J. courts

Following a Frye hearing, Judge Pedro J. Jimenez concluded in January 2022 that expert testimony of shaking-only shaken baby syndrome was not scientifically reliable, barred admission of the evidence ... Read More

NJ high court rules shaken baby syndrome testimony unreliable and inadmissible in child abuse cases

New Jersey's highest court has ruled that expert testimony about shaken baby syndrome is scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in two upcoming trials. Read More

Brother of girl at center of ‘shaken baby' case speaks out after paused execution

The brother of the girl at the center of a high-profile shaken baby case is speaking out following recent developments. Last week, the state’s highest criminal court paused the execution of Robert ... Read More

Robert Roberson is again approaching execution in Texas in shaken baby case

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 ... Read More

What's next for shaken-baby convictions, after NJ high court's ruling?

The New Jersey Supreme Court's ruling debunking shaken-baby syndrome could impact criminal convictions and family court rulings, lawyers say. Read More

Robert Roberson asks court to consider New Jersey court's ruling on Shaken Baby Syndrome

East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson seeks a new trial and points to New Jersey ruling against Shaken Baby Syndrome evidence, citing discredited science. Read More

Could Dallas shaken baby case lead to a new trial for death row inmate Robert Roberson?

Andrew Wayne Roark waited 24 years to be cleared of injuring a child. Over that time, the medical science used to convict him changed. An appeals court threw out his conviction last October, and ... Read More