Texas Judge Denies New Trial for Karmelo Anthony in Track Meet Stabbing

At a track meet meant to celebrate athletic community, a life was taken — and the legal reckoning that followed has now reached another threshold. A Texas judge has denied Karmelo Anthony's petition for a new trial, affirming the original conviction in a fatal stabbing case that has wound through the courts for years. The ruling closes a significant door at the state level, leaving Anthony's legal future uncertain and the communities touched by the tragedy to reckon once more with what justice means to them.