A bipartisan Texas House committee held a hearing on Robert Roberson’s case, but state leaders blocked his in-person testimony Monday.

An East Texas man scheduled to be executed late last week but saved by lawmakers’ novel legal move could testify Monday afternoon after he was subpoenaed by a state House Committee. The hearing will be historic as it is the first time a condemned prisoner in Texas has testified before state lawmakers.

Just four days ago, Roberson was minutes away from being executed while a flurry of legal motions and appeals ended with the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay. On Monday, he's set to testify to a state committee.