Batson challenge
Coverage of Batson challenge in the Nexus archive.
- Texas judge releases grisly evidence from murder trial of Karmelo Anthony
A Texas judge released evidence from Karmelo Anthony's murder trial, including surveillance footage and 911 calls, after Anthony was convicted of stabbing Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet. Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison, rejecting a self-defense claim, while the trial faced scrutiny over jury selection and online misinformation.
- Karmelo Anthony trial begins with no Black jurors in racially-charged case over track meet stabbing
The trial of Karmelo Anthony, a Black teen charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing of White classmate Austin Metcalf during a Texas high school track meet, began with a jury containing no Black jurors. Anthony claims self-defense, and his defense raised a Batson challenge during jury selection over concerns of racial bias in juror dismissals.