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A Texas judge has denied Karmelo Anthony’s request to overturn his murder conviction, upholding a 35-year sentence for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in April 2025. Anthony, then 19, claimed self-defense but was convicted by the jury. New evidence — including text messages between the teens not seen during trial — surfaced in the appeal hearing, with prosecutors using them to reinforce their case and highlight Anthony’s prior disciplinary issues. Anthony’s lawyers argued the new texts undermined their defense and influenced his decision not to testify, but the prosecution insisted the trial was fair and the verdict justified. Lawyers for Anthony plan to appeal, while prosecutors remain confident in the conviction’s validity.

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