HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson , just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome .

This was the third execution date that Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016, including an attempt nearly a year ago that was stopped by an unprecedented intervention from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who believe he is innocent.

The latest execution stay was granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Roberson had been scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Oct. 16 .

Since his first execution date more than nine years ago, Roberson’s lawyers have filed multiple petitions with state and federal app

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