Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to set an execution date, citing ongoing legal proceedings and compelling new evidence of Roberson's innocence.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Anderson County District Court to schedule an execution date for autistic death row inmate Robert Roberson on Monday.

Attorney General Ken Paxton is requesting a new execution date for Robert Roberson, months after state lawmakers used an eleventh-hour tactic to stall his initial execution. Roberson would be the first person put to death for a murder conviction tied to shaken baby syndrome.