Supporters cite Roberson's case as a prime example of a conviction wrongfully secured by a decades-old theory many scientists and legal experts say is unreliable 'junk science' in the vein of discredited forensics.
Lawyers for Roberson argue he faces execution over a nonexistent crime: His 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis died in 2002 from an undiagnosed case of double pneumonia, lawyers said.
'It is terrifying that Robert, an innocent, disabled man with the most gracious heart, is scheduled to be executed under an invalid warrant issued by a seemingly biased judge in just two days' time,' Gretchen Sween said.
Roberson filed another petition Tuesday to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, after it denied a motion last week to stay his execution or reexamine his case.
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