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Judge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial
Anthony’s lawyers say the judge gave incomplete jury instructions and imposed strict courtroom rules, while he serves a 35-year prison sentence.
- 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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Karmelo Anthony Hearing: Visiting judge grants recusal, new judge to be appointed
Follow live court hearing coverage for Karmelo Anthony. Defense attorneys are arguing for a retrial and judge recusal following his 35-year prison sentence in the Austin Metcalf murder case.
·Los Angeles, United States
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BREAKING: Judge John Roach Recused from Karmelo Anthony Murder Appeal After Defense Challenged His Post-Trial Comments About the Verdict * The Gateway Pundit * by Cassandra MacDonald
A Texas judge has granted a motion to recuse Collin County District Judge John Roach Jr. The post BREAKING: Judge John Roach Recused from Karmelo Anthony Murder Appeal After Defense Challenged His Post-Trial Comments About the Verdict appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
·St. Louis, United States
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Karmelo Anthony scores huge legal victory as judge who oversaw murder conviction gets booted from case
Convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony’s legal team scored a major victory Wednesday, successfully getting the judge who presided over his trial in June booted from his appeal.
·New York, United States
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