Karmelo Anthony’s bid for new trial denied by newly appointed judge

MCKINNEY, Texas - A judge on Saturday denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in the fatal stabbing of Frisco student Austin Metcalf during a track meet last year. 19-year-old Anthony was convicted of murder in June and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Judge Michael Chitty, who was newly appointed to hear the matter after the judge who oversaw the trial was removed from the appeal…