Judge rejects new trial request by man convicted in Laken Riley murder

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March 10 (UPI) -- Jose Ibarra, the man convicted for the 2024 killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, will not receive a new trial. Clarke County, Ga., Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard denied Ibarra's request for a new trial on Monday, writing in his order that the evidence against Ibarra was "overwhelming and powerful." Ibarra's attorneys argued that his constitutional rights were violated. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. The attorneys said

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