The unlawful migrant accused of murdering Georgia nursing scholar Laken Riley waived his proper to a jury trial Tuesday — along with his destiny now set to be decided by a choose.
Jose Ibarra’s waiver was accepted throughout a listening to in Athens-Clarke County Superior Courtroom — simply in the future earlier than jury choice was as a result of begin within the case.
The 26-year-old — who illegally got here into the US over the southern border — is accused of killing the 22-year-old in February by hitting her within the head, asphyxiating her and meaning to sexually assault her.
The movement got here after Superior Courtroom Choose H. Patrick Haggard beforehand dominated that fingerprints collected from Ibarra’s telephone may very well be used as proof.
The protection staff had requested they be thrown out, claiming they had been collected illegally.
