The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder trial was removed from further proceedings in the case.

Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison in June for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.

The 19-year-old black man was convicted of murder for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old white athlete.