Man convicted in Laken Riley’s killing asks for a new trial
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley and sentenced to serve life in prison without parole is asking for a new trial. Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard found Jose Ibarra guilty of all 10 counts against him in the February killing. Ibarra had waived his right to a jury trial, meaning Haggard heard and decided the case. Attorneys for Jose Ibarra on Monday filed a motion for a new trial. The killing of the 22-year-old nursing student became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration because Ibarra had entered the country illegally and been allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case.
