Prosecutors trying Texas teen Karmelo Anthony for murder dismissed every prospective black juror during jury selection after many of them admitted racial bias would taint a fair judgment.
The dismissed individuals were part of a pool of 589 prospective jurors that was whittled down to a jury of 12 with six additional alternates on Wednesday, as prosecutors questioned whether media reports, or the defendant’s age or race could influence their verdicts.
“For some people this may not be the right case for you,” Assistant Collin County District Attorney Dewey Mitchell told potential jurors, according to WFAA, adding he’s “looking for people that can listen, keep an open mind, listen to evidence and render a fair verdict.”
Panelists were informed the sentence for murder ranges from five years to life in prison, and asked how they felt about the statements: “I don’t feel comfortable finding an African American male guilty of murder,” and, “Race will affect my ability to determine guilt or innocence.”
One potential juror openly admitted his decision could be influenced by race, noting, “I don’t know if I feel right putting a brother in jail,” drawing a reaction from an overflow room filled with prospective jurors.
Another juror said, “I’m scared if I don’t do the right thing, I might not be able to live with that the rest of my life.”
Yet another admitted, “It would violate my religious views to punish someone.”
Another person confirmed outside influences like media coverage and protests could “affect” their decision.
Other prospective jurors noted Anthony’s age would cloud their judgment, with one saying, “I think ‘what if that happened to my son.'”
“I can decide guilt or innocence, but because of age that may affect me in punishment,” admitted another person.
“I don’t feel like I can make a decision to sentence someone young to prison for life,” yet another stated.
“Seeing someone who looks like a kid — I can’t determine verdict,” another potential juror said.
“He looks like a child…I can’t send him to jail. He could learn from his mistake,” one of the jurors stated.
“Hard to look at a kid and send him to prison for life,” another said.
After the question-and-answer session, Anthony’s defense attorney Mike Howard attempted to claim that three of the jurors were wrongfully dismissed based on race and gender, however prosecutors explained they were dismissed because of their teaching professions, with Judge John Roach agreeing they were struck on race-neutral grounds.
The case stems from the murder of 17-year-old high school athlete Austin Metcalf, who was stabbed in the heart by Anthony at a Frisco, Texas, high school track meet in April 2025.
Anthony’s defense team will try to argue he stabbed Metcalf in self defense.
The trial is underway with opening statements on Thursday and is expected to last about two weeks.
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the poor kid he stabbed never had a chance to “learn from his mistake”!
I hope they hang him then go after the parents.
More Obama yutes whose pea brains have been throughly washed by black supremacy, anti-“white” supremacy and other doctrines of demons by “on high” unrepenant devil worshipers. This country can’t heal from its black supremacist, anti-“white supremacist present until the Obama’s are permanently exiled or executed, subsequent to a very limited and brief due process trial in a legal and legitimate court of law.