Robert Roberson is an innocent man facing execution on October 16, 2025 in Texas for a crime that never occurred. Yes, you read that correctly. There was no crime. Take action.
We know this tragedy all too well, as my brother Julius remains locked up today for a crime he didn't commit. Fortunately, he no longer has an execution date hanging over him.
If Mr. Roberson’s execution is not stayed, he will be the first person executed in the United States for a conviction obtained using the now widely debunked ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ hypothesis.
No court has yet reviewed the mountain of evidence proving that the tragic 2002 death of Mr. Roberson’s chronically ill toddler, Nikki, resulted from illness, medical error, and accident, none of which was Mr. Roberson’s fault.
The good news is that Mr. Roberson's scheduled execution has been paused before due to public outcry, and we believe if enough people speak up, it can be stopped again. Just as we saved my brother Julius from execution, we can save Mr. Roberson.
In 2002, Mr. Roberson’s two-year old daughter, Nikki, was sick with a high fever and undiagnosed pneumonia when she suffered a short fall from bed. Doctors had prescribed her Phenergan, a powerful medication that is no longer approved for children Nikki’s age and in her condition because of its respiratory-suppressing effects. She was also prescribed Codeine, a narcotic, not recommended for anyone under age eighteen.
Mr. Roberson took Nikki to the emergency room, but hospital staff didn’t know of his undiagnosed autism. They misinterpreted his affect and subdued reaction to his daughter’s grave condition as a suspicious lack of emotion. The police and prosecutors similarly rushed to judgment and, after Nikki tragically died, Mr. Roberson was prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced to death under the now-discredited Shaken Baby Syndrome hypothesis.
Mr. Roberson has spent 22 years on death row for a crime that never happened. We are partnering with the 8th Amendment Project and the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty to call on all of the relevant Texas authorities to intervene to stop this execution and prevent a grave miscarriage of justice.
Thank you for supporting Julius' quest to prove his innocence all these years and for helping us shine a light on Mr. Roberson's case.
Antoinette Jones, Julius Jones Institute
P.S. By taking action today, you will get updates and additional details about how you can help Mr. Roberson in the coming weeks.