Robert Roberson had been set to be executed on Thursday night for the death of his 2-year-old child. But after a bipartisan intervention by Texas lawmakers, the Supreme Court issued a stay.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday stayed the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson, just minutes after the state's highest criminal court had cleared the way for him to be put to death at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville.

Dozens of experts have called for clemency for Roberson - but prosecutors have stood by his conviction.

The Texas Supreme Court has issued a last-minute stay of execution to an autistic man whose murder conviction was based on what his lawyers say was a misdiagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome."

The Texas Supreme Court has issued a last-minute stay of execution to an autistic man whose murder conviction was based on what his lawyers say was a misdiagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome."

Just hours before Robert Roberson was to be put to death, a judge issued a temporary order.

Robert Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002.

The Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson who would have become the first person in the US put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

The Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson who would have become the first person in the US put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome