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DALLAS - A Texas judge has once again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, according to the Associated Press.

Roberson was scheduled to die by lethal injection next Thursday. The move comes after a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers called for a review of his case this week.

The 58-year-old from Palestine, Texas was charged in the death of his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. He has maintained his innocence the entire 23 years he has spent on death row.

This is the third time lawyers have been able to delay his execution as many question the science behind shaken baby syndrome and whether or not Roberson was given a fair trial as an undiagnosed autistic person.

Robert Roberson ‘Shaken Baby’ Case

The backstory:

Roberson has spent more than two decades on death row, convict

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