Texas Death Row Prisoner Wins Temporary Stay of Execution After Subpoena
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The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday halted the execution of Robert Roberson hours after it was set to take place, capping a flurry of litigation filed that same day by Texas state lawmakers in a last-ditch gambit to stop the state from killing a death row inmate they believed was most likely innocent. The order was a stunning 11th-hour victory for Roberson and for the state lawmakers who…