AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Robert Roberson, the man convicted on capital murder charges for the death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki, in 2003, will get another chance to prove his innocence in a district court after the state's highest criminal court blocked his execution scheduled for next week.

This is the second time in less than a year that Roberson's execution was halted. Last October, a group of bipartisan lawmakers led a dramatic last-minute legal battle that stayed Roberson's execution. Roberson has maintained his innocence since 2003.

A 5-4 decision from the all Republican court granted Roberson's application to stay his execution under the state's 2013 junk science law that allows prisoners to request a second look at their case when the science used to convict is found to be deb

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