New execution date requested for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A man whose execution was delayed last year by an unprecedented move by Texas lawmakers could soon get a new execution date. On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson.

Attorneys for Roberson filed an objection to the request. They describe him as "an innocent man who was wrongfully convicted for the 2002 death of his chronically ill toddler daughter, Nikki." His attorneys released a statement announcing their motion to object to the new execution date.