Karmelo Anthony’s new legal team — including Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe and a group of appellate attorneys — has filed a 63-page motion seeking a new trial after Anthony’s June 2026 conviction and 35-year sentence for the murder of Austin Metcalf.
The filing argues Anthony’s constitutional rights were violated in several ways: that the public was improperly excluded from parts of the trial, that prosecutors backed out of an alleged off-the-record agreement that shaped his decision not to testify, and that jurors received improper instructions. A separate motion asks that Judge John Roach be removed from further proceedings, citing post-verdict comments he made defending his own rulings.
We break down what’s actually in the filings, what happens next procedurally, and how both families have responded.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Recap: the conviction and sentence
0:00 The new legal team
0:00 What the motion for new trial argues
0:00 The push to remove the judge
0:00 What’s next
Sources: NBC News, NBC 5 DFW, NewsNation, Court TV, TMZ (as of July 2026)
This is an active legal proceeding. Claims in court filings represent one party’s arguments, not established fact.
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