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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Brumback

Laken Riley’s killer denied a new trial after claiming his constitutional rights were violated

A judge has shut down Jose Ibarra’s bid for a new trial after he was convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration.

Lawyers for Ibarra, a Venezuelan immigrant, argued his constitutional rights were violated when the judge declined two defense motions before trial.

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