A Texas board has rejected a clemency request for a man facing execution over a case of "shaken baby syndrome" despite doubts over the evidence in the case. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles ...

HOUSTON -- A Texas state board on Wednesday declined to stop what could be the first execution in the U.S. in a case tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome, rejecting clemency pleas from a ...

Mr. Esformes is at least the seventh person granted clemency by Mr. Trump who has been charged with new crimes after receiving a second chance, according to a New York Times analysis. Mr. Esformes ...

HOUSTON — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for Robert Roberson, who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied ...

Henry McMaster, who once said he had “no intention to commute” death row inmate Richard Moore’s sentence, will be allowed to hear his clemency petition. A lawsuit asks a federal court to ...

A Texas board on Wednesday rejected recommending clemency for a condemned man who would be the first in the nation to be executed for a case of “shaken baby syndrome.” Robert Roberson ...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction ...

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the ...

Roberson has long proclaimed his innocence. Abbott can only grant clemency after receiving a recommendation from the parole board. Under Texas law, Abbott has the power to grant a one-time 30-day ...

I have to look at all the factors and determine what is the legal standard. I can't rule based on motions based on what I think should happen. Long term. I have to base my rule. I'm the man and ...