Judge denies Karmelo Anthony new-trial bid after ex-lawyers detail dispute that kept him from testifying

Karmelo Anthony's former lawyers testified that a dispute over an unwritten deal with prosecutors kept the convicted murderer from taking the stand.

Karmelo Anthony’s bid for a retrial after being convicted of murder was shot down by a Texas judge Satuday.

The decision comes after both prosecutors and Anthony's new defense team revealed more details in a tense two-day hearing.

It was not clear when the judge will issue a ruling on whether to grant a new trial

Karmelo Anthony dropped plans to testify over track stabbing, lawyer says as teen seeks retrial  AP News

Karmelo Anthony’s bid for a retrial after his murder conviction in the stabbing death of an athlete at a high school track meet has resumed

Prosecutors cited undisclosed ext messages and allegations during Karmelo Anthony's appeal hearing as the convicted teen seeks to overturn his murder conviction

The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and death threats.

The attorney for a Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a track athlete during a high school meet told a judge Thursday that he deserves a new trial because the court wrongly limited access to earlier proceedings.

Karmelo Anthony was reportedly “stalking” an ex-girlfriend and “obsessed” with weapons and fighting — and had sent threatening texts just hours before he stabbed Austin Metcalf to death. Collin County Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye presented several pieces of evidence on Thursday that the jury in Anthony’s ca

Judge will consider new trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas track meet killing  CNN

Karmelo Anthony, previously convicted for the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, scored a legal victory on Wednesday.

Judge Removed From Texas Track Meet Killing Case As Karmelo Anthony Seeks New Trial  HuffPost

James Talarico has waded into the racially charged case of the murder of teenage football standout Austin Metcalf, with the Texas Democratic Senate nominee throwing his support behind Metcalf's convicted killer, Karmelo Anthony, now 19.

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.

Defense attorneys for Karmelo Anthony successfully removed the trial judge from all appeal efforts going forward on Wednesday as they seek a retrial for their client. In June, the 19-year-old black man was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old wh