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Robert Roberson: Will Texas death row inmate see his life spared?

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Robert Roberson , 57 , was due to be put to death by lethal injection on Thursday evening .

But he was spared - for now - by Texas lawmakers and the state Supreme Court .

Roberson was convicted in the death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis .

He has long maintained his innocence and his attorneys say his daughter was suffering from multiple health issues before her death.

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semi-formal

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English

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55

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