Execution in the US halted at the last moment: circumstances.

Execution of a man in Texas halted at the last moment

In the U.S. state of Texas, the execution of a man named Robert Robertson was halted, as reported by The Washington Post. Many experts expressed the opinion that the crime he was sentenced to lethal injection for was impossible to commit.

Initially, it was planned to execute Robert Robertson on October 17. Attorneys appealed to the Texas Supreme Court to cancel the execution of the sentence, but their request was denied. The state Congress, however, agreed to continue reviewing the case. But the prosecution appealed this decision in the Court of Appeals, which allowed the sentence to be carried out.

A few minutes before the execution, congressmen from the Democratic and Republican parties filed their own appeal for consideration. The court postponed the execution for four hours to consider the petition. Finally, the Supreme Court approved the decision to postpone the execution.

“We look forward to welcoming Robert to the Texas Capitol and, along with 31 million Texans, giving him the opportunity to be heard,” said the co-chairs of the House Committee, Joe Moody and Jeff Leach, in a joint statement.

Recall that Robert Robertson is accused of murdering his two-year-old daughter. In 2002, a medical expert diagnosed “shaken baby syndrome and intracerebral hemorrhage.” However, recently the scientific community has begun to doubt the very existence of such a syndrome. More than 30 medical and scientific experts, supporting Robertson's attorneys, stated that the crime he is accused of was impossible to commit.