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'It's surreal': Lehigh Co. man freed after 9 years in prison over flawed testimony on infant death
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'It's surreal': Lehigh Co. man freed after 9 years in prison over flawed testimony on infant death
A Lehigh County man is free after serving nine years in prison. His initial verdict was vacated over flawed testimony from an expert witness about the death of his infant
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November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
'It's surreal': Lehigh Co. man freed after 9 years in prison over flawed testimony on infant death
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Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over.
“Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.”
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“Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.”
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Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over.
Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over.
“Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.”
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“Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.”
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Today we look at Oregon, where just two years ago, a man on death row was exonerated.
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today we look at Oregon, where just two years ago, a man on death row was exonerated.
Oklahoma death row inmate granted clemency on the morning of his scheduled execution
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Oklahoma death row inmate granted clemency on the morning of his scheduled execution
Tremane Wood was scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma on Thursday. Gov. Kevin Sitt commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Oklahoma death row inmate granted clemency on the morning of his scheduled execution
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Tremane Wood is scheduled to be executed tomorrow at 10am in Oklahoma for a crime his brother admitted to committing.
If you want to help, you can call Gov. Stitt: 405-521-2342
The pardon and parole board has recommended clemency. The final decision is up to Gov Stitt.
If you want to help, you can call Gov. Stitt: 405-521-2342
The pardon and parole board has recommended clemency. The final decision is up to Gov Stitt.
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Tremane Wood is scheduled to be executed tomorrow at 10am in Oklahoma for a crime his brother admitted to committing.
If you want to help, you can call Gov. Stitt: 405-521-2342
The pardon and parole board has recommended clemency. The final decision is up to Gov Stitt.
If you want to help, you can call Gov. Stitt: 405-521-2342
The pardon and parole board has recommended clemency. The final decision is up to Gov Stitt.
Texas pushes back on evidentiary hearing in Robert Roberson’s death penalty case
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Texas pushes back on evidentiary hearing in Robert Roberson’s death penalty case
DALLAS — Documents filed in the weeks since Robert Roberson III was granted his third stay of execution show the state is pushing back on the evidentiary hearing his attorneys
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November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Texas pushes back on evidentiary hearing in Robert Roberson’s death penalty case
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Podcast investigates years of alleged child abuse misdiagnoses by LVHN doctor
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Podcast investigates years of alleged child abuse misdiagnoses by LVHN doctor
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — Reporter Dyan Neary attended a Lehigh County commissioners’ meeting in 2023 and watched as…
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November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Podcast investigates years of alleged child abuse misdiagnoses by LVHN doctor
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Year-end fundraising is upon us at CIFS. Your donation helps us fight for our clients. Alan Butts was wrongfully convicted of shaking a baby in his care and spent nearly 20 years in Ohio prison before being exonerated early last year. You make this work possible.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Year-end fundraising is upon us at CIFS. Your donation helps us fight for our clients. Alan Butts was wrongfully convicted of shaking a baby in his care and spent nearly 20 years in Ohio prison before being exonerated early last year. You make this work possible.
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Tremane Wood is scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma on November 13th.
The Pardon and Parole Board just recommended clemency for Tremane.
Notes about his case ⬇️
The Pardon and Parole Board just recommended clemency for Tremane.
Notes about his case ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Tremane Wood is scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma on November 13th.
The Pardon and Parole Board just recommended clemency for Tremane.
Notes about his case ⬇️
The Pardon and Parole Board just recommended clemency for Tremane.
Notes about his case ⬇️
Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
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Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”
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November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
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Halloween may be scary, but there are a lot of scary things about the legal system too.
Did you know 98% of federal criminal cases end in a plea deal? 🧵
Did you know 98% of federal criminal cases end in a plea deal? 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Halloween may be scary, but there are a lot of scary things about the legal system too.
Did you know 98% of federal criminal cases end in a plea deal? 🧵
Did you know 98% of federal criminal cases end in a plea deal? 🧵
We are able to assist in cases like Robert’s because of generous people like you. A donation to CIFS of any size helps us continue training attorneys and judges, educating the public, consulting on cases, and fighting for our clients.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We are able to assist in cases like Robert’s because of generous people like you. A donation to CIFS of any size helps us continue training attorneys and judges, educating the public, consulting on cases, and fighting for our clients.
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Tortured to Death in Alabama
“Boyd took more than 30 minutes to die, making his execution the most protracted nitrogen suffocation in history.”
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“Boyd took more than 30 minutes to die, making his execution the most protracted nitrogen suffocation in history.”
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Tortured to Death in Alabama
The state killed Anthony Boyd last night, and the process was anything but humane.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Tortured to Death in Alabama
“Boyd took more than 30 minutes to die, making his execution the most protracted nitrogen suffocation in history.”
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“Boyd took more than 30 minutes to die, making his execution the most protracted nitrogen suffocation in history.”
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Alabama executes man on death row by controversial nitrogen gas method
““I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in killing anybody,” said Boyd in his final words, per the Associated Press. “There can be no justice until we change this system…”
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““I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in killing anybody,” said Boyd in his final words, per the Associated Press. “There can be no justice until we change this system…”
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Alabama executes man on death row by controversial nitrogen gas method
Anthony Boyd, 54, says ‘I didn’t kill anybody’ as Justice Sonya Sotomayor writes excoriating dissenting opinion
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October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Alabama executes man on death row by controversial nitrogen gas method
““I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in killing anybody,” said Boyd in his final words, per the Associated Press. “There can be no justice until we change this system…”
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““I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in killing anybody,” said Boyd in his final words, per the Associated Press. “There can be no justice until we change this system…”
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Today, we launched our end-of-year appeal! When someone is wrongfully accused of causing a death they know they had nothing to do with, we are here to help. Our goal is to raise $180,000 by December 31st. You can help by donating or sharing this post.
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Today, we launched our end-of-year appeal! When someone is wrongfully accused of causing a death they know they had nothing to do with, we are here to help. Our goal is to raise $180,000 by December 31st. You can help by donating or sharing this post.
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He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Tomorrow.
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He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Tomorrow.
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Could Dallas shaken baby case lead to a new trial for death row inmate Robert Roberson?
“If Roark is read and applied faithfully, it can lead to only one conclusion and that is that this conviction [Roberson] cannot stand,”
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“If Roark is read and applied faithfully, it can lead to only one conclusion and that is that this conviction [Roberson] cannot stand,”
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Could Dallas shaken baby case lead to a new trial for death row inmate Robert Roberson?
The state’s Court of Criminal Appeals earlier this month ordered a lower court to examine whether its findings in a Dallas shaken baby case should apply also...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Could Dallas shaken baby case lead to a new trial for death row inmate Robert Roberson?
“If Roark is read and applied faithfully, it can lead to only one conclusion and that is that this conviction [Roberson] cannot stand,”
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“If Roark is read and applied faithfully, it can lead to only one conclusion and that is that this conviction [Roberson] cannot stand,”
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In Texas, new details about its execution drug underscore a closely guarded secret
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In Texas, new details about its execution drug underscore a closely guarded secret
A state law shields its source of pentobarbital, the sedative used in lethal injections. But documents reviewed by NBC News offer a glimpse into its most recent supply.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In Texas, new details about its execution drug underscore a closely guarded secret
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The State of Texas planned to execute Robert Roberson today for a crime that never occurred. But last week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sent his case back to the trial court and we are incredibly grateful. 1/2
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The State of Texas planned to execute Robert Roberson today for a crime that never occurred. But last week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sent his case back to the trial court and we are incredibly grateful. 1/2
Infant shaking death case sent back to lower court
“On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Georgia overturned an earlier ruling from Gwinnett Superior Court in the case of Danyel Smith, found guilty in 2003 of shaking his 2-month-old son, Chandler, to death.”
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“On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Georgia overturned an earlier ruling from Gwinnett Superior Court in the case of Danyel Smith, found guilty in 2003 of shaking his 2-month-old son, Chandler, to death.”
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Infant shaking death case sent back to lower court
Danyel Smith has maintained his innocence since his 2003 conviction.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Infant shaking death case sent back to lower court
“On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Georgia overturned an earlier ruling from Gwinnett Superior Court in the case of Danyel Smith, found guilty in 2003 of shaking his 2-month-old son, Chandler, to death.”
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“On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Georgia overturned an earlier ruling from Gwinnett Superior Court in the case of Danyel Smith, found guilty in 2003 of shaking his 2-month-old son, Chandler, to death.”
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Lance Shockley is set to be executed tonight in Missouri. Last week, the Missouri Supreme Court denied a stay of execution, and yesterday, Governor Kehoe denied clemency. Shockley maintains his innocence in a case with no forensic evidence linking him to the crime. 1/2
October 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Lance Shockley is set to be executed tonight in Missouri. Last week, the Missouri Supreme Court denied a stay of execution, and yesterday, Governor Kehoe denied clemency. Shockley maintains his innocence in a case with no forensic evidence linking him to the crime. 1/2
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, sending his case back to the trial court.
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, sending his case back to the trial court.
Lester Holt’s newly released podcast, “The Last Appeal”, takes listeners inside Robert Roberson’s urgent case. Hear exclusive interviews and information the jury never heard. The first two episodes are now available wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Last Appeal – an original podcast from Dateline NBC’s Lester Holt
Is Texas about to execute an innocent man? Lester Holt examines Robert Roberson’s controversial death row case.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Lester Holt’s newly released podcast, “The Last Appeal”, takes listeners inside Robert Roberson’s urgent case. Hear exclusive interviews and information the jury never heard. The first two episodes are now available wherever you get your podcasts.
www.nbcnews.com/thelastappeal
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Conservatives, death penalty supporters call for a new trial for Robert Roberson
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Conservatives, death penalty supporters call for a new trial for Robert Roberson
Among the people who spoke at a Wednesday news conference in front of the Texas Capitol was a man who was exonerated in a “shaken baby syndrome” case in 2024.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Conservatives, death penalty supporters call for a new trial for Robert Roberson
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