Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is expected to testify Monday at 12 p.m. in Austin before the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. But it’s unclear if Robertson will appear virtually or in person.
Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday but an unprecedented legal move — a subpoena from the Texas House — saved him from lethal injection.
Legislators are investigating why the state’s junk science law has not been applied in Roberson’s case and others on death row.
The lawmakers say Roberson’s testimony is key to understanding problems with failed court appeals when capital convictions are obtained using outdated science…