La jubilada jueza de Texas Evans se recusa en el caso del condenado a muerte Robert Roberson en medio de conflictos de intereses. Retired Texas Judge Evans recuses herself from death row inmate Robert Roberson's case amid conflicts of interest.

La jueza retirada de Texas Deborah Oakes Evans se ha recusado del caso de Robert Roberson, un preso condenado a muerte por asesinar a su hija de 2 años de edad en 2003. Retired Texas Judge Deborah Oakes Evans has recused herself from the case of Robert Roberson, a death row inmate convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter in 2003. Roberson mantiene su inocencia. Roberson maintains his innocence. Sus abogados le habían pedido a Evans que renunciara, citando sus estrechas relaciones con figuras clave de su juicio original. His lawyers had asked Evans to step down, citing her close relationships with key figures from his original trial. La Corte Suprema de Texas ha permitido al estado fijar una nueva fecha de ejecución, incluso cuando un comité de la Cámara busca su testimonio sobre ciencia chatarra en su condena. The Texas Supreme Court has allowed the state to set a new execution date, even as a House committee seeks his testimony on junk science in his conviction.