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By midnight Thursday, Roberson’s death warrant dictating the date of the execution had expired, and a spokesperson for the department confirmed a judge would need to order a new date.
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
The subpoena was issued to help buy more time for Roberson, who still faces execution if the attorney general's office seeks another death warrant.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The partial stay came hours before Robert Roberson's death warrant was set to expire at midnight and following a back-and-forth series of legal maneuvers, including an earlier decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in the case.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Since the death warrant is only authorized for October 17, a judge will need to set a new execution date if the execution does not happen by midnight, Hernandez said.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
The subpoena was issued to help buy more time for Roberson, who still faces execution if the attorney general's office seeks another death warrant.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The partial stay came hours before Robert Roberson's death warrant was set to expire at midnight and following a back-and-forth series of legal maneuvers, including an earlier decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in the case.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Since the death warrant is only authorized for October 17, a judge will need to set a new execution date if the execution does not happen by midnight, Hernandez said.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Death warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20warrant. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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