Prince Harry Loses His Daily Mail Case, Karmelo Anthony's Appeal Begins in the Austin Metcalf Murder, and the Angels Landing Death Reopened
About this episode
This episode covers the dismissal of Prince Harry's case against the Daily Mail, Karmelo Anthony's appeal in a murder conviction, and the reopening of a death case in Utah.
A three-case roundup. In London, the High Court dismissed all 97 claims that Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and six other claimants — including Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Sadie Frost, and Liz Hurley — brought against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, accusing its journalists of phone hacking and unlawful information-gathering; Mr. Justice Nicklin accepted the publisher's evidence, and a key claimant witness disowned his own statement in court. Harry and Baroness Lawrence called the ruling a whitewash; the publisher called it a vindication, and costs remain to be decided. In Collin County, Texas, a new pro bono legal team for Karmelo Anthony — the 19-year-old convicted June 9th of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet and sentenced to 35 years — filed a motion for a new trial (challenging courtroom access and pretrial process, not the conviction directly) and a motion to recuse Judge John Roach, who defended the verdict in televised interviews after sentencing. The conviction and sentence currently stand. And in Utah, David Vander Meer was charged with murder and insurance fraud in the 2006 death of his wife…
Topics covered
- celebrity trials
- true crime
- legal appeals
- murder cases
- court rulings
Keywords
- Prince Harry
- Karmelo Anthony
- murder trial
- Daily Mail
- Angels Landing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Associated Newspapers
Places: London, Collin County, Texas, Utah, Angels Landing, Zion National Park
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