He wasn't charged with first-degree murder. He was charged with murder, which in Texas is a first-degree felony. There are no degrees of murder in Texas.
What the jury is saying with the verdict is that he intended to cause harm and that harm resulted in death.
This is getting ridiculous. You can look up the court records online. His booking sheet is easy to find. You can read the statute for yourself.
Austin Metcalf's dad, Jeff, just unloaded on Karmelo Anthony.
"We were robbed, don't look down, of all of these things."
"I said from day one, this was never about race, please don't politicize it. But what did you choose to do, both. It's about right and wrong. We're all humans. We all bleed the same color.
"You're free to make choices all you want, but you're not free from those consequences. You will face those consequences starting today."
"People think that grief is sadness but its not. IT"S RAGE!!! (slamming his hands on the table.) Pure unfiltered rage,' he shouts.
"You failed your parents, your failed yourself and you failed society, You don't belong in this community," he says to Karmelo.
"You're going to prison, You can't even look me in the eyes right now but you can stab my fu**ing son in the heart."
Was just listening to Thomas Massie.
Apparently that time Stonewall Jackson got shot by his own troops by mistake, it was an AIPAC conspiracy.
Who knew?🧐
i'm not kidding, the US travel/tourism board (whatever that is at a Federal level lol) should sponsor the rest of that German guy's trip through the US, dude is doing insanely good PR for the South
Psalm 139:22 has become Phillipians 4:13 for guys who like to act wickedly and say slurs online as a personality trait.
You are assuming a lot to call anything you do "perfect."