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Karmelo Anthony\u2019s parents used their first interviews after their son\u2019s murder conviction to claim that he had received an unfair trial and that all the witnesses had lied on the stand.<\/p>\n

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In interviews with CBS News and The Breakfast Club, Kala Hayes and Andrew Anthony, Karmelo\u2019s parents, told the public that they believed the jury had made up their minds before even stepping foot into the courtroom, essentially convicting their son of Austin Metcalf\u2019s murder before any evidence was heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was convicted when he walked out of the jail,\u201d Anthony told CBS. \u201cIt was no innocent \u2019til proven guilty. He was already guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n

They told the story supposedly from their son\u2019s perspective, who said his girlfriend\u2019s cousin had invited him into the tent where Austin Metcalf was. Then they said the same cousin claimed not to know their son when he took the stand.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe lied and was saying he didn\u2019t even know [him], and they had pictures, pictures with his grandmother,\u201d Anthony told The Breakfast Club.<\/p>\n

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For Karmelo Anthony\u2019s father, race seemed to be his biggest concern, so far as for him to falsely claiming the jury was all white. \u201cWhat stuck out to me, No. 1, was the all-White jury,\u201d Andrew Anthony told CBS. The final jury was composed\u00a0of white, asian, and Hispanic members.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, all of the witnesses\u2019 statements and stories were inconsistent, so we\u2019re thinking that the jury is going to notice that, but they already had their mind made up when they sat in that courtroom,\u201d Hayes said in The Breakfast Club interview. (RELATED: Key Witness To Karmelo Anthony Defense Fumbles After Damning Testimony)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cEveryone actually lied,\u201d she claimed in her interview with CBS.<\/p>\n

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The parents also seemed to try to justify their large online public fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody kept saying, \u2018Hey, to beat this \u2026 you need a white attorney to go out there to fight,\u201d Anthony claimed when the couple spoke with The Breakfast Club.\u00a0Karmelo\u2019s parents hired a white attorney, who Anthony claimed: \u201cbasically tossed [my son] over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Howard, a Dallas, Texas-based attorney, represented Karmelo Anthony during the initial trial. However, according to WFAA, Karmelo Anthony asked the judge on Wednesday to appoint him an attorney for his legal appeal, claiming he has no resources or money to retain counsel of his own.<\/p>\n

Anthony and Hayes appeared to have little remorse over their son\u2019s actions, or for the grief of the Metcalf family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just\u2026 were saying they were robbed,\u201d Anthony told The Breakfast Club. \u201c[Karmelo] didn\u2019t go looking for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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