Texas sets execution date for East Texas man accused in shaken baby case

A Texas court has set an execution date for Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death for killing his 2-year-old daughter. Lawyers for Robertson say the science used to sentence him is questionable and that prior health issues could explain the girl's death in 2003. The state’s highest criminal court decided last year that doubt over the child's cause of death was not enough to overturn his sentence. Anderson County prosecutors requested in June that an execution date be set. Robertson's attorneys argued that action was premature because they have new evidence and planned to file another request to overturn his conviction. A court on Monday set his execution date for Oct. 17.