德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿 (Ken Paxton) 对立法者对死刑犯罗伯特·罗伯森 (Robert Roberson) 证词的传票提出异议。 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton disputes lawmakers' subpoena for death row inmate Robert Roberson's testimony.
得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿和州立法者之间就死囚罗伯特·罗伯森是否应该向众议院委员会作证发生争议。 A dispute has arisen between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state lawmakers over whether death row inmate Robert Roberson should testify before a House committee. 立法者发出传票,获取他2003年因女儿死亡而被判谋杀罪的证词,声称总检察长阻碍他们的努力。 Lawmakers issued a subpoena to obtain his testimony regarding his 2003 murder conviction for his daughter's death, claiming the Attorney General is obstructing their efforts. 得克萨斯州最高法院在解决传票的合法性之前暂时停止执行Roberson的处决,这引起了刑事案件中立法权威的问题。 The Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted Roberson's execution pending resolution of the subpoena's legality, raising questions about legislative authority in criminal cases.