{"id":2866,"date":"2026-06-24T17:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:41:04","slug":"karmelo-anthonys-high-profile-supporters-pull-out-all-the-stops-to-get-austin-metcalf-killers-conviction-overturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2866","title":{"rendered":"Karmelo Anthony’s high-profile supporters pull out all the stops to get Austin Metcalf killer’s conviction overturned"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A team of elite civil rights attorneys announced they will represent Karmelo Anthony in the appeal of his murder conviction for fatally stabbing fellow high school athlete Austin Metcalf.<\/p>\n

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Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe, veteran appellate attorney Russell Wilson, civil rights lawyer Brooke Cluse from Ben Crump Law, and others have joined forces in an effort to overturn Anthony\u2019s conviction and 35-year prison sentence, CBS News reported.<\/p>\n

They will conduct an independent review of the trial to determine whether any errors occurred during the trial in their pursuit of an appeal, the lawyers said in their announcement on Monday.<\/p>\n

They will be working the case pro bono.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur appellate team has been retained following the conviction to conduct a fresh, independent review of the trial record,\u201d the group said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize the profound loss suffered by one young man\u2019s family and the uncertainty facing another, and we extend our respect to everyone whose lives have been forever changed by these events.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony, 19, was convicted of first-degree murder in Texas and sentenced to 35 years in prison earlier this month for fatally stabbing Metcalf, 17, at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025.<\/p>\n

He filed a notice of appeal less than 24 hours after the verdict.<\/p>\n

Anthony, who is locked up in a Texas state prison, claimed in the filing that he is a \u201cpenniless, destitute, and indigent person, too poor to employ counsel to represent me on the appeal\u201d \u2014 despite his family collecting $625,000 in crowdfunding for his legal defense and \u201cliving expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the latest on Karmelo Anthony\u2019s murder conviction:<\/h2>\n