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Karmelo Anthony appeals murder conviction, citing trial access limits and alleged judge bias
law-and-justice3 days ago

Karmelo Anthony appeals murder conviction, citing trial access limits and alleged judge bias

Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony filed an appeal seeking a new trial, alleging trial-access restrictions, an unwritten agreement to exclude certain evidence, and bias from a judge’s post-trial comments; they also request the judge’s recusal. The case concerns a 2025 fatal stabbing at a Frisco, Texas track meet, with Anthony (19 at filing; 17 at the time) convicted of murder after admitting to the stabbing but claiming self-defense, while prosecutors maintain the verdict was fair. The defense team is a high-profile pro bono group amid national attention tied to race.

via NBC News|
#appeal#judge-bias#law-and-justice
Anthony seeks fresh trial with new judge in Metcalf murder appeal
courts4 days ago

Anthony seeks fresh trial with new judge in Metcalf murder appeal

Karmelo Anthony’s lawyers filed motions in his appeal of the 2025 Frisco murder conviction, urging a do-over with a different judge on claims of public-access violations and that he was prevented from testifying; if granted, the case would move to new post-trial proceedings. Anthony, 19 at the time, was sentenced to 35 years for fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf, and his high-profile, pro bono defense team is seeking to overturn the verdict.

via New York Post|
#courts#judge-roach#karmelo-anthony
Supreme Court Reinstates 2017 Etan Patz Murder Conviction
law19 days ago

Supreme Court Reinstates 2017 Etan Patz Murder Conviction

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s 2017 murder conviction in the 1979 Etan Patz disappearance, overturning a Second Circuit ruling that had tossed the verdict over improper jury instructions. The Court said a 1996 federal law limits federal relief for state-court convictions. Hernandez confessed after waiving Miranda rights, though his lawyers argued coercion; Patz, 6, disappeared in Manhattan in 1979 and was never found. DA Alvin Bragg praised the ruling as delivering justice for the Patz family.

via Reuters|
#etan-patz#law#miranda-rights
Supreme Court reinstates Etan Patz murder conviction in high-profile case
usnews19 days ago

Supreme Court reinstates Etan Patz murder conviction in high-profile case

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s murder conviction in the Etan Patz case, reversing a Second Circuit decision that had voided the verdict over a jury instruction about an involuntary confession. The Court held that federal habeas relief cannot overturn a valid state-court conviction based on such questions about confession reliability. Hernandez’s lawyers expressed disappointment, while Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg praised the decision.

via The Guardian|
#confessions#etan-patz#murder-conviction
New Hampshire High Court Throws Out Adam Montgomery’s Murder Conviction
courts-and-corrections1 month ago

New Hampshire High Court Throws Out Adam Montgomery’s Murder Conviction

The New Hampshire Supreme Court unanimously overturned Adam Montgomery’s second-degree murder conviction in the 2019 death of his daughter Harmony, ruling prosecutors failed to corroborate Kayla Montgomery’s testimony that he killed Harmony—finding the evidence supports only her account of events after the death. The decision remands the murder charge for possible retrial while upholding the other convictions (falsifying evidence, witness tampering, second-degree assault) and related sentences; Montgomery remains imprisoned for those convictions, with the corpse-abuse sentence suspended for 25 years.

via InDepthNH.org|
#adam-montgomery#courts-and-corrections#harmony-montgomery
NH Court Throws Out Adam Montgomery Murder Conviction, Keeps Other Charges
crime1 month ago

NH Court Throws Out Adam Montgomery Murder Conviction, Keeps Other Charges

The New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed Adam Montgomery’s second-degree murder conviction in Harmony Montgomery’s death, ruling the trial improperly joined the murder charge with the separate assault charge and highlighting stronger evidence for the July 2019 assault than for the December 2019 murder. The court left intact the other convictions (assault, abuse of a corpse, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering), and Montgomery will remain imprisoned for those convictions. A parallel wrongful-death suit by Harmony’s mother was also decided in her favor earlier this week.

via Court TV|
#adam-montgomery#appeal#crime
Netflix's The Crash Reignites Debate Over Mackenzie Shirilla's Intent in the Ohio Crash
crime1 month ago

Netflix's The Crash Reignites Debate Over Mackenzie Shirilla's Intent in the Ohio Crash

The Netflix documentary The Crash revisits the 2022 Strongsville, Ohio, crash that killed two men and led to Mackenzie Shirilla’s 15-years-to-life murder sentence. Prosecutors argued the high-speed impact showed intent to crash, citing no braking and threat-filled evidence, while Shirilla claims she cannot remember the incident and suggests a medical episode may have caused loss of consciousness. She remains incarcerated with an appeal denied and a parole hearing not until 2037, keeping the case a national point of contention as the public debates whether the conviction was justified.

via Nbsla.ca|
#crime#mackenzie-shirilla#murder-conviction
Ohio teen convicted in 100 mph crash that killed two friends; Netflix doc revisits the case
crime1 month ago

Ohio teen convicted in 100 mph crash that killed two friends; Netflix doc revisits the case

Mackenzie Shirilla, then 17, drove a car into a brick building at 100 mph in Strongsville, Ohio, killing her boyfriend and his friend; prosecutors said the crash was intentional and she was convicted in 2023 on multiple counts of murder and related charges, receiving a life sentence with first eligibility for parole after 15 years. She remains incarcerated as her appeals have been denied, while her family maintains innocence. The case is spotlighted again by Netflix in the documentary The Crash, as victims’ families continue to grieve and pursue closure.

via NBC News|
#crime#mackenzie-shirilla#murder-conviction
Richins speaks to her sons at sentencing, asserts innocence and vows appeal
crime1 month ago

Richins speaks to her sons at sentencing, asserts innocence and vows appeal

At a Park City sentencing hearing, Kouri Richins—found guilty in March of murdering her husband and related charges—addressed her two sons while in jail attire, telling them she did not abandon them and offering advice, then stated she was not guilty and would appeal the verdict. Her attorney indicated she maintains innocence, and her son’s therapists read statements from the children expressing anger and fear about a possible release. Jurors convicted her of murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud and forgery, and Judge Richard Mrazik will decide whether she faces life in prison or a 25-year-to-life sentence.

via The Salt Lake Tribune|
#crime#fentanyl-poisoning#kouri-richins
Utah grief author convicted in fentanyl-poisoning murder case
crime3 months ago

Utah grief author convicted in fentanyl-poisoning murder case

A Utah jury found grief author Kouri Richins guilty on all five counts in her 2022 murder case, accusing her of poisoning her husband with fentanyl to gain his fortune; the charges include aggravated murder, two insurance-fraud claims, forgery, and attempted criminal homicide related to a Valentine’s Day poisoning attempt. Prosecutors portrayed her as a calculating social climber, while the defense argued a lack of testing and potential alternate explanations for the death.

via Axios|
#crime#fentanyl#insurance-fraud