Criminal Law
A Missouri Man’s Murder Conviction Is Overturned After 18 Years
A Missouri man whose murder conviction was overturned walked out of prison Monday after serving 18 years.
Keith Carnes was released from the South Central Correctional Facility in Licking after prosecutors announced Friday they would not retry him in the 2003 shooting death of 24-year-old Larry White, a rival drug dealer in Kansas City.
The Missouri Supreme Court last week set aside Carnes’ conviction, saying the state did not disclose some evidence, including a police report from a confidential informant that might have led to his exoneration.
