Overview

• Attorney Gretchen Sween said clemency is a “grossly inadequate remedy,” noting the parole board rejected Roberson’s 2024 bid without a hearing or explanation.
• An August petition alleges Anderson County officials misled hospital staff about who held conservatorship before Nikki’s life support was withdrawn and flags the involvement of a judge whose son prosecuted the case.
• Roberson also has an appeal before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals with experts disputing the shaken-baby diagnosis and the homicide ruling, citing a 2024 reversal in a similar Dallas case.
• If the execution proceeds, Roberson would be the first person in the United States put to death based on a shaken-baby syndrome conviction, and the governor retains a one-time 30‑day reprieve power.
• State attorneys say the trial evidence remains sound, while autism advocates argue Roberson’s behavior was misinterpreted by authorities and medical staff.