US EditionJudge hears bid to again overturn 1986 Chisholm murder conviction
- On Monday in Virginia, defense attorneys asked Judge Robert Friday to overturn Michael Carbo Jr.'s 2025 conviction for Nancy Daugherty's 1986 murder, revived after DNA evidence in 2020.
- The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed Carbo's first conviction in 2024, citing denial of a full defense and blocking him from arguing that Brian Evenson was responsible.
- Evidence shows Carbo's military service in Germany provided an alibi, while witnesses reported Jim Daugherty's truck near the victim's home.
- Judge Robert Friday noted no statute of limitations on murder but raised due process concerns over the 34-year delay, aiming to rule within 90 days or sooner.
- Judge Friday warned that Carbo's case may set a precedent for Minnesota cold-case prosecutions amid witness loss and delays, with a ruling expected within 90 days.
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Judge hears bid to again overturn 1986 Chisholm murder conviction
VIRGINIA — Defense attorneys on Monday asked a judge to once again overturn a Chisholm man’s conviction for raping and murdering a woman nearly 40 years ago. Michael Allan Carbo Jr., 57, was found guilty in January of the 1986 killing of Nancy Daugherty — the second time a jury has convicted him in the homicide case that had gone cold until a DNA breakthrough in 2020. Carbo previously had a guilty verdict overturned by the Minnesota Supreme Cour…
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