Anthony Roach's Motion for New Trial Scheduled Amid Allegations of Courtroom Restrictions
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A hearing on Anthony's motion for a new trial is scheduled for Thursday. His attorneys allege in part that Roach's courtroom restrictions denied him a fair trial. They also alleged that the court improperly instructed the jury and claimed that prosecutors prevented Anthony from testifying that he acted in self-defense.
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New York PostIn a legal victory for Anthony, the judge who presided over his trial was removed from the case Wednesday. Judge Michael Chitty was then assigned to consider the motion from Anthony’s attorneys asking for a retrial in killing of Austin Metcalf.
BreitbartKarmelo Anthony, previously convicted of the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, scored a legal victory on Wednesday when his attorney successfully argued that the judge who presided over his case should be recused from his appeal.
PBS NewsHourJudge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial The judge in the case of a Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed Wednesday, as the defendant seeks a new trial in a case that drew national attention.
Washington TimesMr. Chitty, a retired district judge from Kaufman County, is hearing arguments Thursday on a motion for a new trial filed by Mr. Anthony’s attorneys, a day after an appointed administrative judge pulled Judge John Roach from the case over concerns about his impartiality.
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Multiple current and former students recounted the incident during the trial. One witness testified that Anthony was asked to leave the tent about 15 times. Some witnesses recalled Anthony saying, "Touch me and see what happens," during the altercation. Another witness quoted Metcalf as telling Anthony, "I'm not going to fight you."
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BreitbartThroughout the trial, witnesses repeatedly said that Anthony had been asked to leave the tent up to 15 times, adding that he instigated the deadly conflict with Metcalf.
New York PostSeveral schools were competing at the track event when Anthony sat under the Memorial High School tent that was perched in the bleachers. Metcalf and others had repeatedly told Anthony to leave, witnesses testified, leading to an escalating confrontation.
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Prosecutor Bill Wirskye argued that Roach didn't do anything wrong and alleged that there was a "concerted effort from social media and influencers to disrupt" the high-profile trial, according to WFAA.
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BreitbartProsecutor Bill Wirskye disagreed with the ruling. “He didn’t do anything wrong. I know Judge Roach. What is important to Judge Roach is being fair,” said Wirskye, adding that social media influencers engaged in a “concerted effort” to derail the trial.
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01 New York Post The jury never heard about Anthony’s disturbing history, or about Metcalf’s juvenile criminal record because of a “gentleman’s agreement” with the 19-year-old’s defense ahead of his murder trial, Collin County Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye revealed.
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02 ABC News The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder trial was removed from further proceedings in the case.
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03 Washington Times “Let’s see if they’re still celebrating tomorrow,” Jeff Metcalf said, warning that a new trial could carry a steeper sentence for Anthony.
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04 Breitbart Following the guilty verdict, Roach said that Anthony seemed like a “nice young man” while agreeing that the jury made the right call to convict him of murder.
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