Texas Death Row Prisoner Wins Temporary Stay of Execution After Subpoena
The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday halted the execution of Robert Roberson hours after it was set to take place, capping a flurry of litigation filed that same day by Texas state lawmakers in a last-ditch gambit to stop the state from killing a death row inmate they believed was most likely innocent. The order was a stunning 11th-hour victory for Roberson and for the state lawmakers who…