Texas lawmakers exceeded their power when they intervened last month to stop the execution of Robert Roberson by summoning him to testify, the court found.

Robert Roberson has gained bipartisan from lawmakers and medical experts who say he was convicted on faulty evidence of the shaken baby diagnosis.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, clearing a path for a new execution date.

It is the latest twist in the political saga surrounding the Roberson case, which drew national attention and sparked fresh rifts within the Republican party.

The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to hear his testimony.

A Texas constitutional crisis erupted after state lawmakers subpoenaed death row inmate Robert Roberson III to testify before a committee four days after

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of Robert Roberson, which would be the first over a death from shaken baby syndrome, can move forward after halting it last month.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for 57-year-old Robert Roberson to become the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a "shaken baby syndrome" murder. A jury convicted Roberson of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, paving the way for it to proceed.Robert Roberson,

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.

The Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers cannot stop executions through a legislative subpoena. The opinion clears the way for the execution of Roberson, who was convicted of murder in a 2002 shaken baby case.