Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty Wednesday on all counts in the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley.
The verdict was delivered late in the morning by Judge H. Patrick Haggard after a high-profile trial that spanned several days of testimony and closing arguments.The court recessed following the verdict and will reconvene at 12:30 p.m., when the judge is expected to announce Ibarra’s sentence.The trial, held as a bench trial, concluded with the prosecution presenting a case centered on physical, digital, and testimonial evidence.
The case centers around the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, whose body was found on Feb. 22 on a wooded running trail near the University of Georgia's campus. RELATED: Jose Ibarra Murder Trial Day 3: Laken Riley's family sees surveillance videoProsecutors rested their case just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday after calling dozens of witnesses.
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