Missouri AG opposes release of man convicted of murder

Published January 26, 2022 1:33 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has asked the state Supreme Court not to release a man who has spent nearly 20 years in prison for a murder that he and many supporters say he did not commit. Keith Carnes has been in prison since 2006 after being convicted of killing a Kansas City man in 2003. He has always said he was innocent, and supporters have been trying for years to get him released. The Missouri Supreme Court is currently reviewing a request to release Carnes, in part because some witnesses have recanted their testimony. But on Monday, Schmitt filed a motion arguing against letting Carnes out of prison.

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