Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to set an execution date, citing ongoing legal proceedings and compelling new evidence of Roberson's innocence.

A judge could set a new execution date for no sooner than 90 days from now, though Roberson has a pending appeal.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Palestine man on death row who was convicted for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki, by shaken baby syndrome.