Steve

Defense attorney Mike Howard is trying to pull off an inside straight to get the jury to acquit Karmelo Anthony. Under Texas law, he needs to prove ALL of the following to the jury: -Anthony had a right to be present at that location (Stand Your Ground Doctrine); -did not provoke the person against whom the force was used (Initial Aggressor Rule); -was not otherwise engaged in criminal activity at the time , such as carrying the knife on school grounds (Part of the Stand Your Ground Doctrine); -reasonably believed that deadly force was immediately necessary to protect against the other’s use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force (Reasonable Belief Doctrine); -and that the threat of unlawful deadly force (or serious bodily injury) was imminent (Imminent Harm Requirement) This is absolutely ludicrous.

🚨UPDATE🚨 DAY 2 OF TESTIMONY IN THE KARMELO ANTHONY MURDER TRIAL: The jury was shown a photo of the weapon used to kill Austin Metcalf. The photo was of a 5-inch folding knife with blood on it. Frisco Police Officer Jacob Shalz testified after he found the murder weapon Karmelo Anthony tossed. The knife was found 3-4 rows from where the crime took place. Shalz also located Anthony’s backpack. Frisco Police officer Eduardo Cortez testified. When Karmelo Anthony heard Cortez say he had the "alleged suspect," over the police scanner, Anthony volunteered said, "I'm not alleged. I did it. He put his hands on me. I told him not to." The jury watched that body camera footage. Frisco firefighter Neil Adams testified and stated that Austin Metcalf was gray and didn’t have a pulse when he responded. They did everything to save him. Adams got emotional on the stand and started tearing up.