Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial over track meet killing as new details emerge

Key Points:

• Karmelo Anthony, convicted for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet, is seeking a retrial based on an agreement between prosecution and defense to withhold certain evidence that could have inflamed racial tensions.
• Both sides agreed to exclude evidence about Anthony’s past violent fantasies and Metcalf’s history of fighting and racist language to avoid exacerbating the case, which had already attracted national attention and death threats.
• Anthony’s defense argues the trial was compromised by off-the-record decisions and limited access to key character information, while the prosecutor maintains that Anthony received a fair trial and that witnesses confirmed Anthony was the aggressor.
• The original judge was removed from the case after comments suggesting the jury verdict was correct, and a new judge has been assigned to decide on the retrial motion.
• The case drew widespread scrutiny due to its racial undertones, with both families facing harassment and threats during the trial process.