Laken Riley’s killer has cinched a court win when a judge ruled he undergo a mental health evaluation after his lawyers ...

Lawyers for Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, have asked a judge for a new trial after he was sentenced to life in prison last month for brutally murdering Georgia nursing student ...

The motion came during a pretrial hearing for Jose Ibarra on Tuesday. Jury selection had been scheduled to start on Wednesday. The judge granted the motion for a bench trial.

Trials Jose Ibarra wants new trial after being convicted of killing nursing student Laken Riley Jose Ibarra was found guilty on all charges after a four-day bench trial last month.

Explore Laken Riley case: What to know about Jose Ibarra’s murder trial Attorneys for Ibarra did not share new evidence in Monday’s court filing to support their request for a new trial.

Attorneys for Jose Ibarra, the man convicted of murdering 22-year-old Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus, filed for a new trial on Monday, Dec. 2.

In just one page filed in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, lawyers for Jose Ibarra lay out their list of complaints.

Laken Riley's last texts read in court The state has rested its case in the murder trial against Jose Ibarra over the killing of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. Her mother's last text ...

The suspect in the Laken Riley murder trial waived his right to a jury trial and instead requested a trial by judge. The motion came during a pretrial hearing for Jose Ibarra on Tuesday.

Laken Riley murder: Attorneys for Jose Ibarra file motion for new trial Last month, Jose Ibarra was convicted of killing nursing student Laken Riley on UGA's campus.