Karmelo Anthony has filed a notice of appeal just one day after a Collin County jury sentenced him to 35 years in prison for the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
This legal move coincided with his family pocketing close to $635,000f from a very highly controversial crowdfunding campaign before the platform was shut down officially.
The teen defendant was convicted of murder after a 2025 fatal stabbing incident under a bleacher tent during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. Jurors reportedly rejected his claim of self-defense.
Anthony's legal team filed this notice of appeal within a day of his sentencing to preserve the right to challenge the trial's outcome in the higher court. Legal experts were seen speaking about how the appeal will most likely center on claims linked to systemic racism and possible Batson law violations.