Karmelo Anthony Retrial Denied

A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony a new trial in Austin Metcalf's stabbing death.

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Updated Aug 22, 7:24pm ET

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Retired District Judge Michael Chitty on Saturday denied Karmelo Anthony’s motion for a new trial, leaving intact his June murder conviction and 35-year prison sentence. Anthony, 19, was convicted of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf, 17, during a confrontation at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. His new defense team argued over two days of testimony that courtroom restrictions, proceedings held without him and an unwritten lawyer-prosecutor agreement violated his rights and affected his decision not to testify.

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Karmelo Anthony did not deserve a new trial because the defense’s arguments lacked merit and were aimed at avoiding accountability. His legal team’s attacks on Austin Metcalf were dishonest tactics, not legitimate grounds to overturn the conviction.

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