Robert Roberson was scheduled to appear Monday before a Texas House committee after a last-ditch subpoena forestalled his execution last week. Instead, “Dr. Phil” McGraw and best-selling author John Grisham testified about Roberson’s murder conviction linked to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. (AP video: Mark Vancleave)

Texas man set to be executed a no-show at legislative hearing: AP Explains

Robert Roberson was scheduled to appear Monday before a Texas House committee after a last-ditch subpoena forestalled his execution last week. Instead, “Dr. Phil” McGraw and best-selling author John Grisham testified about Roberson’s murder conviction linked to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. (AP video: Mark Vancleave)