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Shelia Ross, the prosecutor handling the case against the man charged with killing Laken Riley, was recently honored by district attorneys.
A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the man convicted of killing Laken Riley on the UGA campus.
Jose Ibarra was found guilty of Laken Riley’s murder in November and sentenced to life in prison without parole. His attorneys filed a motion for his appeal in December.
Illegal immigrant convicted in Laken Riley murder case granted mental evaluation after his attorneys claimed he lacked competency to stand trial or assist with appeals.
Tough times: Laken Riley's father recounts 'tough' time in the year since his daughter's death The judge ordered that the agency use a Spanish speaking interpreter in the evaluation and provide ...
ATHENS, Ga. — A judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the man convicted of murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, as Ibarra seeks to appeal his conviction ...
A Georgia judge ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the man convicted in the 2024 murder of 22-year-old university student Laken Riley.
Ibarra, a Venezuelan national, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life without parole. A mental competency evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the man convicted of killing nursing student Laken Riley ...
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, who was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of nursing student Laken Riley.