Karmelo Anthony hearing dates set for possible new trial, judge removal

Hearings are set for next month as Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial, six weeks after he was sentenced to prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet stabbing.Karmelo Anthony seeks new trialAnthony’s legal team is seeking a new trial over claims that the trial was effectively closed to the public, that prosecutors did not honor an off-the-record evidentiary agreement, and that instructions to the jury made it difficult for them to consider Anthony acted in self-defense.They also asked for Judge John Roach to be removed from post-trial hearings because of his alleged bias.In court filings, Anthony’s lawyers said the judge made comments to news reporters following the trial and "expressed personal opinions about the propriety and correctness of the jury's verdict, the fairness of the trial and the correctness of the judge's own rulings during the trial."When a reporter asked Roach if the jury got it right, he responded, "Yeah, they did." The judge then reported