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Breaking!!! A team of leading appellate, civil rights, and criminal defense attorneys announced today that it has taken on the case of Karmelo Anthony, who was recently sentenced to 35 years following his murder conviction in the death of Austin Metcalf. The team, serving pro bono, will review the trial record and pursue all available avenues of appeal.
Leading the effort are: Russell Wilson, The Law Office of Russell Wilson II; Gary Bledsoe, The Bledsoe Law Firm, PLLC and President of the Texas NAACP; Michael L. Ware, Law Office of Michael Ware; Brooke Cluse, Ben Crump Law, PLLC; Sean Daredia, Daredia Law Firm, and Justin A. Moore, Stafford Moore, PLLC.
Our appellate team has been retained following the conviction to conduct a fresh, independent review of the trial record. We recognize the profound loss suffered by one young man’s family and the uncertainty facing another, and we extend our respect to everyone whose lives have been forever changed by these events.
Our responsibility is to determine whether a legal error occurred and to ensure that every issue supported by the record is fully and vigorously presented on appeal.
The appellate process exists for precisely this purpose.
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