Karmelo Anthony Files Appeal Following Murder Conviction

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Check out splits on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. All right, moving on to Karmelo Anthony. So you saw 35 years is the sentence. Now he's appealing.
So he's officially begun the appeals processed after being convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf and receiving a 35-year prison sentence. TMZ obtained the court record showing Anthony filed a notice of appeal and the filing occurred less than 24 hours after sentencing. His lawyer did give a statement, Mike Howard, telling TMZ after the conclusion of the trial yesterday, we gave the court our official notice that Karmelo Anthony is filing an appeal. We believe there are several important issues for the appellate appellate of the appellate courts to thank you to consider. He emphasized an appeal is the next part of the legal process and a right afforded every American.