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From the Daily Caller: The illegal migrant convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley is requesting a new trial, accusing the court of committing a number of errors before his guilty verdict.
Attorneys for Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan national who entered the United States unlawfully before murdering Riley as she was out for a run near a college campus, filed a motion for a retrial on Monday with the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, according to court documents. In the two-page request, Ibarra’s lawyers claim that his verdict was “contrary to law” and “contrary to the evidence,” and accused the court of committing other errors that “necessitate a new trial.”
“Defendant reserves the right to amend and supplement this Motion after a full and thorough review of the facts and circumstances attendant to the trial of this case,” the court document stated. However, the motion did not identify or detail what alleged errors took place during the trial.
Reily was killed in a horrific attack on February 22, while she was out jogging on a trail near the university campus. Her body was found soon after, and investigators determined she died due to “blunt force trauma to the head.”
Ibarra was found guilty on November 20, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
On X user reacted to the brazen request for a new trial by suggesting, “Good. Put the death penalty on the table.”
Good. Put the death penalty on the table.
Laken Riley’s Illegal Migrant Killer Demands New Trial https://t.co/4bUBurJIUN via @dailycaller
— Jbowen (@johnnybwmass) December 5, 2024
Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan migrant found guilty of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, is asking for a new trial: https://t.co/o8K3EWRlZ0 pic.twitter.com/IB2pF5PegY
— NewsNation (@NewsNation) December 3, 2024
I did vote to protect women!!
Laken Riley fought her illegal immigrant attacker for 18 minutes.
Don’t you dare tell me I didn’t vote to protect women.
Close the border! pic.twitter.com/7IrIxXUN9N
— Տᗩᑎᗪᖇᗩ🎗️Citizen Journalist (@SandraXFreedom) December 5, 2024
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