Karmelo Anthony in state custody for 35-year sentence.
Legal team filing formal notice of appeal.
Fight shifting toward procedural integrity.
Defense hunting for legal cracks.
Primary focus on jury selection.
Prosecutors using peremptory strikes removing prospective Black jurors.
Defense citing racial bias.
Judge John Roach overruling objection.
Accepting prosecution claim of race neutrality.
Resulting all-white jury.
Major red flag for observers.
Jury rejecting sudden passion claim.
Refusing view as heat of moment reaction to terror.
Defense arguing Anthony shoved and taunted.
Jury ignoring narrative.
Buying prosecution line regarding mercy for guilty.
Public sentiment boiling.
Discourse a mess.
Questioning defense fund and perceived outcomes.
Father calling process disgusting.
Nobody winning when one life lost and another erased.
Appellate court not re-trying murder.
Scrutinizing legal motions.
Hunting for procedural failure.
System protecting verdict.
Questions about jury bias and sudden passion thresholds burning.