While child abuse pediatricians remain firm on the validity of the diagnosis, Roberson’s attorneys say there is ample evidence that his daughter, Nikki Curtis, did not die of child abuse.
Additionally, she had fallen off a bed, and was particularly vulnerable in her sickly condition, Roberson’s attorneys say.
Roberson’s attorneys are not disputing that babies can and do die from being shaken.
Separately, Roberson’s attorneys have petitioned the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and GOP Gov.
A bipartisan group of more than 80 Texas legislators has supported Roberson’s case, and his request for clemency.
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