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.

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.