India, June 13 -- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump compared Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction and sentence to another Texas school stabbing case, arguing the outcomes reflect "two different standards of justice."

Anthony, 19, was recently sentenced to 35 years in prison after a Collin County jury found him guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of fellow student Austin Metcalf during a 2025 high school track meet.

Prosecutors argued that Anthony intentionally stabbed Metcalf during a confrontation. His defense team maintained that he acted in self-defense, but the Texas jury rejected the defense.

The sentence sparked protests outside the Collin County courthouse. Anthony's supporters and family members claimed racial bias influenced t...