Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra returns to court as illegal immigrant requests new trial in student’s murder
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Jose Ibarra, convicted of murdering nursing student Laken Riley, seeks new trial in case that fueled national immigration debate and led to federal Laken Riley Act
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Judge Patrick Haggard, who presided over the original case and handed down the maximum sentence, will hear the motion.
Ibarra was found guilty on all 10 counts in November 2024 for the Feb. 22, 2024, killing of Riley, 22, who was attacked while running on the University of Georgia campus. Prosecutors said Riley died during a violent struggle with Ibarra.
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