re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY

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Didn’t realize till today this fck had been on house arrest. WTF

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Chudthebuilder still locked up with $1MM bond and he didn’t even kill anyone.

Because white privilege obviously.

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I'm not a lawyer and it could possibly get me a scolding from the judge

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The defendant in this case did not take the stand, as is his right. That's because you heard all you needed to hear from him just moments after a 17 year old high school athlete was murdered under his team tent... 'I'm not alleged. I did it'

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Yep—that’s pretty much the only thing that would get you a scolding from the judge during closing arguments

Not that I don’t agree with you, but even getting close to spinning the defendant’s invoking the fifth is a big no-no.

Maybe phrase it like "we didn't get to ask the accused, too bad but well within his rights. If so, we would have asked him to repeat the words he said that day...."I'm not alleged. I did it'

I have read in a couple of places that during that extended lunch break the Anthony’s got very emotional. They might have both used the same source which puts some doubt on the accuracy of it, but something was obviously happening.

The extended lunch break, the killer’s family getting upset, and then the defense just resting. Were they crying because they were going to try and settle, crying because their offer got shot down, or something else?? I haven’t read how many expected witnesses they had before the trial started, but if they had any additional ones they must have been worse than the ones they called which didn’t help them.

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After a lunch break Monday, followed by a nearly two-hour delay, Anthony's parents were summoned into the courtroom, according to two courtroom sources who spoke to Daily Mail anonymously.

The suspect’s parents were seen leaving the court in tears after they were allowed to have a private visit with their son.

This happened while court was delayed for over two hours after lunch.

It was not clear why they were crying or what was said during that private chat. However, both mom and dad went into the courtroom together.

The mom then came out of the courtroom alone and sobbing.

She was escorted to the restroom by security.

Later, Anthony's dad came out to take a break and also had tears in his eyes.

This account was confirmed by both a staffer and a Karmelo Anthony supporter with court room access.

The supporter says he feels like things are not going to work out for Anthony based on the parent’s reactions.

'I'm not feeling too great about what the result might be tomorrow after seeing the parents' faces,' Jeremiah McDaniels, a Collin County resident who has been in court told Daily Mail.

McDaniels, 29, has been waking up at 4:30 in the morning every day to get one of the few seats in the courtroom.

He believes Anthony's claim he acted in self defense.

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Link is paid but opens in Brave.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15884027/Karmelo-Anthonys-parents-seen-leaving-courtroom-tears-just-sons-defense-team-pulls-shock-self-defense-claim.html

The misinformation in this case on social media is wild.

I see one group saying he's getting the death penalty and the other side saying he already knows he's getting off because it was self defense.

I can see how people get pissed, when they're told something for weeks, they think it's in the bag, and it turns out to be bad reporting. Kind of like football recruiting. 5 for 5, baws.

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Awful people who inevitably raised an awful son.

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Well, they blew the money that could have been used on better legal team…on a fricking Cadillac Escalade. Maybe they wouldn’t have gotten him off but damn they might have saved him 10 years in jail.

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I see one group saying he's getting the death penalty

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Besides going by his current age this is part of a misconception since day one on 1st degree murder in Texas. It’s actually Murder as a first degree felony. What most people view as 1st degree Murder is Capital Murder. This is where the punishment is death penalty, life without parole, or for under 18 life with parole. If it

Anthony has admitted to the killing that would 100% and easily meet murder as a first degree felony even if he had not admitted to the killing. It’s not as complicated as capital murder or some states first degree murder. It’s straight forward.

There are some who know this or accept it after being told or shown, but also think the death penalty is what Anthony deserves. There are some that just assume Texas and 1st degree murder equates to a death penalty case.

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the other side saying he already knows he's getting off because it was self defense.

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This is obviously a misunderstanding the law and facts, but in this case anyone believing it will not ever check what the law actually is or listen to anyone explain it differently than a race baiter told them. They have their marching orders and their race card to play. Black people use the ignorance of their own a lot for a culture that always says it could have been them when a black thug resisting arrest gets shot by a cop. The race baiters need to keep them ignorant. The ignorant and violent lemmings will never change.

Anthony even having any right to self-defense with non-deadly force is questionable as there is plenty of evidence he was the instigator and did this getting knife ready all the while knowing no one thought he had a knife and no one else would have a knife or weapon except for him; but having the right to use deadly force is non-existent. They have put forward zero evidence or testimony that shows that the use of immediate deadly force was justified. It’s not even a conversation and nothing to actually debate.

If jury is rational and objective it should take very little time for guilty verdict. Sentencing may take longer. If it’s not quick we may have a problem jury member or two. If it gets to several days we have jury members who think it’s their duty to not allow a young black male to get convicted. It will be then become a hung jury.

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He will get manslaughter.

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I'd be very surprised if that's all he got.

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He will get manslaughter. Very little chance you get a first degree murder conviction over this. You would have needed the guy to stab him multiple times to get that and show intent to kill him.

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He used enough force to kill a person with one stab. That tells me it was not some panicked situation where he was defensive and trying to fend off a threat or attacker. IMO, based on the one-stab death damage to the heart....it was a situation where the kid who died was wide open and not defending himself and he got stabbed with full physical effort.

What you describe is still first degree murder in Texas

[embed]This charge applies when an individual intentionally or knowingly causes a death, intends to cause serious bodily injury resulting in death, or causes death while committing or attempting to commit another felony (excluding manslaughter).[/embed]