Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony is asking for a free lawyer to fund his appeal.
The request comes after a fundraiser raised nearly $634,000 for his family that went partly toward living expenses.
Killer Pleads Poverty
Anthony was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years behind bars on Tuesday.
He has since filed a notice of appeal to challenge the conviction.
He said in the appeal that he cannot afford a new lawyer, WFAA reported.
The documents describe him as a “penniless, destitute, and indigent person, too poor to employ counsel to represent me on the appeal.”
Fundraiser Pulls in Big Money
The fundraiser was posted on the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo on April 15, 2025.
That was less than two weeks after Anthony fatally stabbed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
The campaign, titled “Help Karmelo Official Fund,” set a goal of nearly $1.4 million.
It ultimately raised just shy of $634,000.
The fundraiser has since been taken down.
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