A Texas judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who says he is innocent of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter.

A judge in Texas has set Oct. 16 as the new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Texas death row inmate convicted of killing his daughter in a case linked to shaken baby syndrome. Roberson's lawyers want the state's highest court to pause his execution while they appeal.

In a Wednesday hearing, a Texas judge set a new execution date for Robert Roberson after he was granted a last-minute stay in 2024.