The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to hear his testimony.

A Texas constitutional crisis erupted after state lawmakers subpoenaed death row inmate Robert Roberson III to testify before a committee four days after

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers who say Robert Roberson is innocent used the novel maneuver to pause his execution at the last minute.

The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has come under scrutiny -- can resume, according to a Texas Supreme Court decision Friday.

Roberson was scheduled for execution last month over the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki in 2002. Prosecutors argued Roberson violently shook Nikki, but the scientific validity of shaken baby syndrome has been called into question since then.

It is the latest twist in the political saga surrounding the Roberson case, which drew national attention and sparked fresh rifts within the Republican party.

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of Robert Roberson, which would be the first over a death from shaken baby syndrome, can move forward after halting it last month.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, clearing a path for a new execution date.

Texas Supreme Court rules lawmakers can't stop executions after their last-minute subpoena spared Robert Roberson