Execution looms for Robert Roberson, possible first U.S. case linked to shaken baby syndrome
Roberson could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to shaken baby syndrome.
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Roberson could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to shaken baby syndrome.
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