Karmelo Anthony's defense targets judge who said jury 'got it right' after murder conviction
A Texas judge will hear arguments Wednesday over whether the judge who presided over Karmelo Anthony’s June murder trial should be removed from his post-trial case, one day before a separate hearing on the convicted murderer’s request for a new trial.Anthony’s new legal team, led by Attorney Russell Wilson II, has asked another judge to remove Judge John Roach from all remaining proceedings, arguing Roach’s public comments after the trial created an appearance of bias.The recusal hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Court records identify Judge Sid Harle as the presiding judge.KARMELO ANTHONY BLASTS JUDGE IN NEW FILING OVER HANDLING OF MURDER TRIALAnthony is expected to attend Wednesday’s hearing, a Collin County official told Fox News Digital.
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A Texas judge will hear arguments Wednesday over whether the judge who presided over Karmelo Anthony’s June murder trial should be removed from his post-trial case, one day before a separate hearing on the convicted murderer’s request for a new trial.Anthony’s new legal team, led by Attorney Russell Wilson II, has asked another judge to remove Judge John Roach from all remaining proceedings, arguing Roach’s public comments after the trial created an appearance of bias.The recusal hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Court records identify Judge Sid Harle as the presiding judge.KARMELO ANTHONY BLASTS JUDGE IN NEW FILING OVER HANDLING OF MURDER TRIALAnthony is expected to attend Wednesday’s hearing, a Collin County official told Fox News Digital. The official said a bench warrant had been issued in the case.Anthony was convicted in June of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who prosecutors said he fatally stabbed during an altercation at a Frisco track meet. A Collin County jury sentenced Anthony to 35 years in prison.KARMELO ANTHONY FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IN TEXAS TRACK MEET STABBINGWilson leads Anthony’s legal team, which filed two motions July 7 – one to recuse Roach and the other seeking a new trial.
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- A Texas judge will hear arguments Wednesday over whether the judge who presided over Karmelo Anthony’s June murder trial should be removed from his post-trial case, one day before a separate hearing on the convicted murderer’s request for a new trial.Anthony’s new legal team, led by Attorney Russell Wilson II, has asked another judge to remove Judge John Roach from all remaining proceedings, arguing Roach’s public comments after the trial created an appearance of bias.The recusal hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Court records identify Judge Sid Harle as the presiding judge.KARMELO ANTHONY BLASTS JUDGE IN NEW FILING OVER HANDLING OF MURDER TRIALAnthony is expected to attend Wednesday’s hearing, a Collin County official told Fox News Digital.
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Karmelo Anthony scores huge legal victory as judge who oversaw murder conviction gets booted from case
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