Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Texas judge denied a motion for a new trial for 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Judge Michael Chitty issued the denial following a two-day hearing near Dallas, citing a review of the evidence and arguments. Anthony's defense team sought a retrial partly due to strict courtroom rules limiting public access and post-trial comments made by the trial judge. Defense attorney Russell Wilson announced plans to appeal the decision through available legal avenues. Collin County prosecutors defended the fairness of the original trial and expressed confidence that the jury's guilty verdict will stand. In fullTeen convicted of fatal stabbing at high school track meet denied new trialMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Karmelo Anthony loses bid for new trial to have murder conviction overturned
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Texas judge denied a motion for a new trial for 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Judge Michael Chitty issued the denial following a two-day hearing near Dallas, citing a review of the evidence and arguments. Anthony's defense team sought a retrial partly due to strict courtroom rules limiting public access and post-trial comments made by the trial judge. Defense attorney Russell Wilson announced plans to appeal the decision through available legal avenues. Collin County prosecutors defended the fairness of the original trial and expressed confidence that the jury's guilty verdict will stand. In fullTeen convicted of fatal stabbing at high school track meet denied new trialMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
