Source Ledger
Every source cited in this archive with its reliability tier. Tiers determine how claims are classified — never upgraded without evidence.
Reliability tiers
- A1 — Official court record
- Clerk filings, court orders, docket entries
- A2 — Certified transcript
- Official trial/hearing transcripts
- A3 — Admitted exhibit
- Evidence admitted at trial
- B1 — Reliable courtroom reporting
- Established court reporters and wire services
- B2 — Official agency statement
- Law enforcement, DA office, official releases
- C1 — Reporter social post
- Verified journalists reporting live from court
- C2 — Legal commentary
- Attorneys / legal analysts providing context
- D1 — Public social media
- Unverified posts — leads only, never treated as fact
- D2 — Forum / commentary
- Reddit, comments — context only
- X — Excluded / unusable
- Misinformation, unverifiable, disqualified
| ID | Title | Publisher | Tier | Type | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| official-collin-trial-page | Information for the trial: State of Texas v. Karmelo Sincere Anthony (Cause No. 296-83565-2025) | Collin County, Texas — Public Information Office (contact: Russell Schaffner, (469) 500-0470) | A1 | official-court | 2026-07-03 |
| official-collin-judge-roach-letter | Thank You Letter from Judge John Roach | Collin County, Texas — Office of Judge John Roach, 296th District Court | A1 | official-court | 2026-07-03 |
| tx-penal-code-9-31-self-defense | Texas Penal Code Sec. 9.31 — Self-Defense | State of Texas (Texas Legislature); mirrored verbatim via Justia | A1 | official-agency | 2026-07-03 |
| tx-penal-code-9-32-deadly-force | Texas Penal Code Sec. 9.32 — Deadly Force in Defense of Person | State of Texas (Texas Legislature); mirrored verbatim via Justia | A1 | official-agency | 2026-07-03 |
| courtlistener-stuart-v-state-2024 | James Alexander Stuart v. The State of Texas, No. 05-22-01282-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas, Oct. 4, 2024) | Texas Court of Appeals, Fifth District (Dallas), via CourtListener | A1 | official-court | 2026-07-03 |
| courtlistener-braughton-v-state | Braughton v. State, 569 S.W.3d 592 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018) | Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, via CourtListener | A1 | official-court | 2026-07-03 |
| nbcnews-day2-testimony | Karmelo Anthony jury views video showing chaotic aftermath of fatal stabbing | NBC News | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| cbstexas-day2-testimony | Students dispute self-defense claim on Day 2 of Karmelo Anthony murder trial | CBS Texas / CBS News | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| fox4-day2-testimony | Karmelo Anthony Trial: Teenage witnesses testify after jurors watch arrest, bodycam video | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth | B1 | courtroom-live-blog | 2026-07-03 |
| newsnation-trial-coverage-compilation | NewsNation trial coverage (multiple articles, citing AP and WFAA reporting) | NewsNation, with explicit AP contribution credit; also cites WFAA | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| nbcnews-verdict-sentencing | Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years after murder conviction in Texas high school stabbing | NBC News, with AP contribution credit | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| nbc5-prosecutor-reflection | Prosecutor in Karmelo Anthony murder trial reflects on trial, sentence | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| wfaa-notice-of-appeal | Karmelo Anthony Files Notice to Appeal Austin Metcalf Murder Conviction (citing WFAA reporting) | Oxygen (NBCUniversal/Peacock crime-content vertical), citing WFAA as original source of the notice-of-appeal reporting | C2 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| abcnews-verdict-sentencing | Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years for murder in Texas track meet stabbing | ABC News, citing WFAA (ABC Dallas affiliate, in courtroom for trial) | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| cbstexas-sentencing | Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years in Texas track meet murder of Austin Metcalf | CBS Texas | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| newsnation-verdict-reached | Karmelo Anthony trial: Teen sentenced 35 years for Austin Metcalf murder | NewsNation, with AP photo credit (Tony Gutierrez) | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| fox4-sentencing-closing-arguments | Karmelo Anthony found guilty, sentenced to 35 years in prison | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth | B1 | courtroom-live-blog | 2026-07-03 |
| courthousenews-evidence-release | Texas judge releases grisly evidence from murder trial of Karmelo Anthony | Courthouse News Service | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| nbcdfw-day2-live-blog | Karmelo Anthony murder trial day 2 continues Friday | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | B1 | courtroom-live-blog | 2026-07-03 |
| nbcnews-defense-rests-2026 | Defense rests in Karmelo Anthony murder trial after days of emotional testimony | NBC News | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| texasmetronews-bodycam-arrest | 'I'm not alleged, I did it;' Body-worn camera video of Karmelo Anthony's arrest shown in court | Texas Metro News, syndicating NBC 5 reporting | B1 | news-reporting | 2026-07-03 |
| x-dataset-collection-note | X/Twitter dataset intake (batch, provenance caveat) | N/A | D1 | social-media | 2026-07-03 |