A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student...
ATHENS , Ga. — A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley , a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race. Jose Ibarra was charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s February death, and the guilty verdict was reached on Wednesday by Athens -Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard .
He noted that prosecutor Sheila Ross called the evidence “overwhelming and powerful” and that defense attorney Kaitlyn Beck reminded him he was “required to set aside my emotions” in making his ruling. The killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration when federal authorities said Ibarra illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was allowed to stay in the country while he pursued his immigration case.
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