Texas is slated to put Robert Roberson III to death Thursday evening in what could be an unprecedented execution of a disabled man convicted of killing his daughter based on scrutinized science. Roberson,

With Roberson’s options dwindling, a House panel used its bully pulpit to prove his case and excoriate the failures of the state’s junk science law.

Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter Nikki in 2002. But Shaken Baby Syndrome has been largely debunked and the lead detective says he got it wrong.