Pleas of 'gracious' Texas death row inmate due to be executed

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43% : Robert Roberson, 57, is due to be executed via lethal injection on Thursday despite a number of growing calls to have him exonerated.
37% : Robert Roberson, 57, is due to be executed via lethal injection on Thursday despite a mountain of new evidence pointing to his innocenceTexas lawmakers meet with Robert Roberson at a prison in Livingston, Texas, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024Read More The baffling case of a death row inmate as he makes 11th hour plea for mercy before his executionAbbott can only grant clemency after receiving a recommendation from the parole board.
34% : Read More Moment detective confronts convicted child killer he put on death row as case takes shocking twist'When you get into wrongful convictions, you realize how many innocent people are in prison,' said Grisham, a former attorney.
30% : Attorneys for Roberson have been fighting to overturn conviction for years, saying he was wrongfully placed on death row using faulty and outdated information.

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