Judge will consider new trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas track meet killing
Anthony’s lawyers say strict courtroom rules and off-the-record agreements kept jurors from hearing key evidence in the June murder trial.
- On Thursday, a judge will consider whether to grant Karmelo Anthony a new trial following his murder conviction for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet last year. Anthony, now 19, was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
- Anthony's lawyers argue a retrial is warranted because District Judge John Roach enforced overly strict courtroom rules and gave incomplete jury instructions during the June trial. Jurors rejected Anthony's self-defense claims in less than three hours.
- In a legal victory for Anthony, District Judge John Roach was removed from the case on Wednesday after his attorneys argued his TV interview showed bias. Roach had told the station jurors "got it right" regarding the guilty verdict.
- Judge Michael Chitty was assigned to consider the motion for a new trial following Roach's removal. Anthony attended Wednesday's hearing wearing a green prison jumpsuit as his parents and Metcalf's family observed the proceedings.
- The case gained significant national attention amid social media posts amplifying the killing in racial terms. As the situation intensified last year, the families of both Metcalf and Anthony reported that they had been targets of harassment.
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The Dallas Express News
wbap.comWhy Karmelo Anthony Never Took The Stand At His Murder Trial
Karmelo Anthony’s defense rested Friday after former members of his trial team testified about an unwritten agreement that became a central issue in his effort to overturn his murder conviction. Anthony, 19, was convicted in June of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a confrontation at a high school track meet in Frisco in 2025. A Collin County jury sentenced him to 35 years in prison, The Dallas Express reported. Retired District Judge…
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Karmelo Anthony: Lawyers Expose Austin Metcalf’s History Of Racism And Violence Amid Bid For New Trial
Source: Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony are seeking a new trial, and now that they’ve been granted a new judge to rule on the motion, the gloves are off, with both sides of the legal aisle releasing information about each other’s clients’ pasts. Essentially, what has come to light is that the stabbing victim, Austin Metcalf, has a history of violence, extreme racism, arrests, and convictions, whereas Anthony has a record of school suspensions for …
Daily News-Record
Karmelo Anthony dropped plans to testify over track stabbing, lawyer says as teen seeks retrial
Karmelo Anthony’s bid for a retrial after his murder conviction in the stabbing death of an athlete at a high school track meet has resumed. A new judge assigned to the case will decide whether Anthony, 19, who was sentenced…
The Daily Wire
Restoring LibertyProsecutors In Karmelo Anthony Case Hid The Most Damning Evidence
The adversarial justice system is easy to take for granted. But it’s one of the most important legal concepts we have. We couldn’t function as a civilization without it. It prevents us from turning into North Korea overnight. It keeps our courts from devolving into inquisitions and show trials, where enemies of the state are railroaded, while allies of the government can do whatever they want. In an adversarial justice system, prosecutors are …
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