PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - The defense team for a man on death row for the death of his child has cited a new case to support their claim that their client needs a new trial.

Robert Roberson, of Palestine, was convicted in 2003 of the 2002 murder of his daughter, Nikki.

In October 2025, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals paused Roberson's execution just days before he was set to be the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a conviction tied to "shaken baby syndrome."The defense filed a new notice of new persuasive authority, citing a California appeals court decision to remand a shaken baby case back to the trial court.