Closing arguments ended Wednesday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley,
CORRECTS DATE Jose Ibarra appears at his trial at the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Athens, Ga. The defense team for the Venezuelan man accused of murdering a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student rested their case Wednesday morning.Jose Ibarra, 26, is standing trial in an Athens court for the 22-year-old victim.
"Of course I know my own brother," Diego told police, according to Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Lucas Beyer. The defense team told Haggard that they heard from an attorney for Ibarra's brother, Diego, who advised his client not to testify due to a pending sentencing in an immigration case., the defense has questioned the evidence and eluded that somebody else may have killed Riley. Ibarra's attorney have presented to the judge that Diego could not be excluded as a suspect.
Donnelly said he could call another immigration detainee who could testify about statements Diego had made while in detention. Haggard said that could run into hearsay concerns. Since it was already late in the day, he decided to let the lawyers work things out overnight and resume the in the morning.
After Riley failed to answer the phone, her mother, Allyson Phillips, texted her several times, casually at first but then with increasing concern, according to data pulled from Riley’s phone. She admitted to the prosecution she had been drinking that day and that she had a sexual relationship with Diego.
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