Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony's bid for a retrial

After Anthony's lawyers tried to argue that the trial was unfair to Anthony because there were no black people on the jury, among other reasons, a Texas judge dismissed the request with no hesitation. A Texas judge has denied a bid for a new trial for Karmelo Anthony, who had been sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet. Retired Kaufman County District Judge Michael Chitty denied Anthony's motion for a new trial, which had alleged in part that a 'gentleman's agreement' between the trial attorneys impacted his ability to...