Retired detective in Palestine, Texas says a man he helped put on death row is innocent. Robert Roberson was accused of shaking his two-year-old daughter,...
I testified for the prosecution and helped send Robert Roberson to death row in 2003. For 20 years, I have thought that something went very wrong in Roberson’s case and feared that justice was not served, writes Brian Wharton.I was a police officer in Palestine, Texas, for 14 years. I was the supervising detective, investigating and providing oversight in a case where. I testified for the prosecution and helped send Roberson to death row in 2003.
I have come to believe that Nikki died of accidental and natural causes. I am convinced that she was not murdered. Roberson is innocent. There was no crime. I believe this because the “science” that was used to obtain Roberson’s arrest and conviction has changed drastically since his arrest.We investigators found no sign of violence in the home where Nikki had collapsed, and she did not look like she had been beaten.
Beyond science, I have been haunted by a number of issues. Primarily, why was Roberson’s demeanor always flat and emotionless? Roberson did not display the kinds of emotion that I’d expect from a distraught parent. But neither did he behave like a guilty suspect. I felt certain that a defense lawyer would present evidence of mental impairment. Only years after trial, in his appeals would we learn that Roberson was diagnosed with autism.
Additionally, why did a nurse say that Nikki had been sexually abused when no one else — including me — saw any signs of such abuse? How and why did that insinuation get into the trial without any form of corroborating evidence?Thankfully, we now have the opportunity to do something before it’s too late. Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell could pause and take another look at Roberson’s case. Although there is no execution date, the urgency is clear.
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