Best-selling novelist John Grisham and numerous advocates, including 86 Texas lawmakers, are pushing to halt the execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter based on the controversial shaken baby syndrome diagnosis. Roberson, who maintains his innocence and has been on death row for over 20 years, is scheduled for execution on October 17. His supporters argue that new scientific evidence debunks the shaken baby syndrome diagnosis and that his developmental disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, was not properly assessed until 2018. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals recently rejected his petition, placing his fate in the hands of Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The case has drawn significant attention and controversy, with advocates warning that proceeding with the execution would be a miscarriage of justice.