Stephen A. Smith Questions Activists Backing Karmelo Anthony After 35-Year Murder Sentence
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Stephen A. Smith Questions Activists Backing Karmelo Anthony After 35-Year Murder Sentence
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Summary
Stephen A. Smith used his latest "Straight Shooter" podcast to challenge supporters of Karmelo Anthony, saying the jury had already rejected Anthony's self-defense claim in the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
35 years in prison was imposed earlier this month after Anthony was convicted of fatally stabbing Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet last year, a verdict Smith said should not be recast as a cause worth fighting.
Horace Cooper, discussing civil-rights lawyers joining Anthony's pro bono appeal team, argued an appeal would turn on legal issues rather than new evidence and warned the effort could inflame racial tensions.
Dominique Alexander, who has promoted a "Stand with the Anthony Family" movement, says supporters are pushing back against misinformation and division as the case shifts from trial to appeal.