ICDP continues to be seriously concerned about the fate of 57-year-old Mr. Robert Roberson, while noting the temporary restraining order by a Travis court judge issued some 90 minutes before his execution, scheduled for 17 October 2024 by authorities in Texas. He has faced the death penalty for 20 years for a crime that reportedly never happened. Reports suggest that a Travis County judge issued the last-minute temporary restraining order following a rare subpoena issued by a panel of the Texas House of Representatives for Mr. Roberson, in the hope that authorities would have to send him to appear at a hearing on 21 October.
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