Judge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial
Anthony’s lawyers argued for a retrial, saying Judge John Roach imposed strict courtroom rules and gave a posttrial interview that raised misconduct concerns.
- On Wednesday, Collin County judges removed District Judge John Roach from Karmelo Anthony's case, with a new judge assigned for Thursday's hearing on the retrial request; supporters cheered the removal order.
- Defense attorneys argued that Roach's strict courtroom rules and a post-trial media interview warranted his disqualification from the proceedings.
- Anthony is serving a 35-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him of murder in June, rejecting his self-defense claims and declining to convict on the lesser charge of manslaughter for killing Austin Metcalf.
- Witnesses at a high school track meet reported Anthony escalated the argument by telling others, "Touch me and see what happens," before stabbing Metcalf after refusing to leave the Memorial High School tent.
- Social media posts previously framed the killing in racial terms, though lawyers told jurors the tragedy was not about race; the trial unfolded under heavy security at the Collin County courthouse.
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Judge removed from Karmelo Anthony case as defendant seeks a new trial
The trial judge who presided over the case of Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed from the case as the defendant seeks a new trial and appeals his conviction.
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Judge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as teenage defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Judge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as teenage defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new…
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