Overview

• Roberson’s lawyers filed a notice of new evidence to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals citing a Dateline interview indicating Judge Bascom Bentley authorized removing Nikki Curtis from life support before presiding over the case.
• The defense argues Bentley’s undisclosed involvement, including signing the arrest warrant, created an appearance of bias that requires a new trial or a stay of execution.
• A separate request at the U.S. Fifth Circuit seeks a stay based on claims that discredited shaken‑baby testimony underpinned the conviction.
• A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers visited Roberson on Wednesday to press for a halt and renewed review, as supporters across the political spectrum call for a new trial.
• The Texas attorney general’s office continues to assert Nikki died from abuse and is moving to carry out the Oct. 16 execution, while Roberson forgoes clemency and could become the first person executed on a shaken‑baby case.