October 26, 20245 min readConvicted of a crime that never happened, Roberson’s case is a prime example of how the U.S. legal system often fails to recognize advances in scientific knowledgeBy Jeff Kukucka & David FaigmanProtesters from the Innocence Project in the hallway outside a hearing room in Texas. Legislators issued an unusual last-minute subpoena to save death-row inmate Robert Roberson from his scheduled execution. Bob Daemmrich/Alamy Live NewsIn a last-minute effort to save the life of a man on death row, a bipartisan group of Texas legislators has just…
