Karmelo Anthony Seeks Free Appeal Lawyer Despite $634,000 Raised After 35-Year Murder Sentence
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
Karmelo Anthony Seeks Free Appeal Lawyer Despite $634,000 Raised After 35-Year Murder Sentence
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 11
Summary
Court filings show Karmelo Anthony asked for a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal, calling himself "penniless, destitute and indigent" days after a jury sentenced him to 35 years for killing Austin Metcalf.
About $634,000 had been raised through a GiveSendGo campaign set up for Anthony’s legal fees and related expenses, though the fundraiser was removed after his conviction.
The campaign said money could cover family relocation, living costs, transportation, counseling and security measures, not just legal defense.
GiveSendGo’s policy says violent-crime legal-defense fundraisers must be solely for legal costs and paid directly to a licensed attorney; the platform said the Anthony fundraiser had already disbursed funds for lawful pretrial purposes and was closed because that purpose was complete.
The appeal request now puts Anthony’s claimed indigence at the center of the next phase of a case stemming from the April 2025 fatal stabbing at a Texas high school track meet.