According to the Mayo Clinic, shaken baby syndrome is a serious brain injury caused by forcefully shaking an infant or a ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court wrestled with whether it should be the first state high court to bar trial evidence from doctors ...

Roberson's lawyers, a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers, medical experts and others argue his conviction was based on ...

Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.

With his execution on hold, Robert Roberson is set to testify at a Texas House hearing about his conviction, which was based ...

The inmate would be the first person in the US executed on a shaken baby syndrome-based conviction, his lawyers say, as the ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...

A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the US under a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of ...

Robert Roberson, 57, is set to be executed in Texas for a murder conviction related to shaken baby syndrome. His lawyers, ...

The term was changed in 2009 to abusive head trauma, a more inclusive diagnosis, Haney said. There are about 1,300 reported cases of shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma in the U.S. each year ...

HOUSTON — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for Robert Roberson, who could be ...