Karmelo Anthony's attorneys
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“made extrajudicial public statements that objectively appear to commit it to the verdict and the challenged access rulings while it still retained authority to decide a timely motion for new trial attacking those very matters,”
Karmelo Anthony's attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
The defense motion argued that the court made extrajudicial public statements committing it to the verdict and its access rulings.
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“endorsed the jury's guilty verdict”
Karmelo Anthony's attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
The defense motion characterized comments Judge John Roach made in a post-verdict interview as having endorsed the jury's guilty verdict.
“look forward to presenting the merits of Karmelo's motion for a new trial to a fair and independent judge.”
Karmelo Anthony's attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
After Roach's recusal, Anthony's attorneys expressed hope for a fair hearing on the new trial motion.