The effort to relitigate an open-and-shut case in Texas provides an excellent reminder of an ancient wisdom: Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.
A jury found that Karmelo Anthony murdered Austin Metcalf, and the defendant got a 35-year sentence. A number of witnesses testified to Anthony’s murder. His defense mainly consisted of attempting to pass it off as self-defense, a claim that turned out to be nonsense. Anthony did not take the stand in his trial, a wise move in itself given the stipulation between prosecution and Anthony’s attorneys to keep character issues out of the trial.
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