Oh look.. Another Democrat hero, who was convicted on all ten counts in the killing of Georgia college student Laken Riley is demanding a new trial… Time for Democrats to head to Atlanta and start rioting unless Ibarra gets what he’s demanding.
The illegal immigrant convicted of murdering nursing student Laken Riley is seeking a new trial, returning to court in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate and led to federal legislation named for the victim.
Jose Ibarra, who is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole, appeared Friday in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court in Georgia, where Judge Patrick Haggard heard arguments from Ibarra’s post-conviction attorneys requesting a new trial.
During the hearing, Haggard said the mental evaluation conducted on Ibarra and reviewed by the court found him competent, both at the time of the crime and during his original trial.
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.