Judge will consider new trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas track meet killing
Summary
A Texas judge will decide whether Karmelo Anthony, a teenager convicted of killing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet, should get a new trial. The original judge was removed from the case after making public comments supporting the jury's guilty verdict, and a new judge will now review Anthony’s request for a retrial.Key Facts
- Karmelo Anthony was convicted of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet.
- Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
- The judge from the original trial, John Roach Jr., was removed after he said in a TV interview that the jury "got it right" with the guilty verdict.
- A new judge, Michael Chitty, was assigned to consider the motion for a new trial.
- Anthony’s lawyers argue the original trial had unfair courtroom rules and wrong jury instructions.
- Anthony did not testify during the trial after a disagreement with prosecutors about focus on the events before the stabbing.
- Jurors rejected Anthony’s claim that he acted in self-defense.
- The case gained national attention because social media highlighted racial issues, as Anthony is Black and Metcalf was white, but lawyers said race was not involved.
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