The attorney for East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is still in shock 48 hours after a judge set a new execution date for her client. Roberson’s legal team hoped Wednesday’s hearing would possibly result in stopping his execution or a new trial altogether,

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.