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A Texas judge has denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony in the stabbing death of an athlete at a high school track meet.
The trial judge who presided over the case of Karmelo Anthony was ordered removed from the case as the defendant seeks a new trial.
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The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder trial was removed from further proceedings in the case.
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Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison in June for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.
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A Texas teenager who prosecutors said provoked an athlete from a rival team before fatally stabbing him at a track meet has been found guilty of murder.
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The deadly stabbing occurred at a Frisco Independent School District stadium on April 2, 2025, during a track and field competition.