The reprieve Roberson got a few weeks ago, when the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence subpoenaed him to appear before it, to testify about the state's junk science law and the Court of Criminal Appeals' refusal to follow it?
Out the door. Sort of.
The Texas Supreme Court said the committee overstepped its constitutional authority, and that prosecutors can ask for a new execution date to be set. As a sop, they said the committee can subpoena Roberson again, as long as that doesn't interfere with a new execution date. Joe Moody of the committee thinks it's more than a sop. We shall see. As of the time of that story, the Anderson County District Attorney had not asked for a new execution warrant.
