Death row inmate summoned for Oct. 21 hearing, days after scheduled execution date

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Death row inmate Robert Robeson has been summoned to appear before the Texas House of Representative’s committee on criminal jurisprudence on Oct. 21, in order to testify to the committee, according to a state representative’s social media post .

Roberson, 57, had been convicted after a jury found him guilty for killing his two-year-old daughter in 2002. Advocates for Roberson say that doctors misdiagnosed the child’s injuries by using faulty and outdated science.

Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, posted a picture of the summons on social media Wednesday night. Moody is the chair of the committee on criminal jurisprudence.

“We have looked at the evidence in this case in depth. Based on the laws we created, we had a much different expectation of how this would go than what actually happened,” Moody said. “We will get answers.”

Roberson is currently scheduled for execution on Thursday, Oct. 17. It is unclear if that will proceed in spite of the summons.

KXAN has reached out to Texas Department of Criminal Justice for comment on the order.

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