Overview
- Court records show two post-conviction hearings at the Collin County Courthouse are scheduled for Aug. 19 and Aug. 20 to address Anthony’s appeals.
- On Aug. 19 the defense will ask that State District Judge John Roach Jr. be recused from overseeing further proceedings, a motion that Judge Sid Harle of Texas’ Fourth Administrative Judicial Region will hear.
- On Aug. 20 Anthony’s attorneys will formally argue a motion for a new trial that contends constitutional and procedural errors affected the original proceeding.
- Defense filings cite specific trial concerns such as limits on public access, an alleged broken“handshake” agreement about evidence, and post-trial comments by the judge, while prosecutors have disputed those claims.
- Anthony remains convicted and serving a 35-year sentence after a June 2026 verdict; a pro bono team of civil-rights and criminal-defense lawyers is handling the appeal and the August hearings are the first major step to preserve issues for appellate review.