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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