(12 Nov 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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POOL
Athens, Georgia — 12 November 2024
1. Wide of court with Zoom in of with Prosecutor Sheila Ross UPSOUND (English) "Yes. Good morning, your honor. The state was contacted by the defense last week and they let the state know that they wish to waive the defendant’s right to a trial by jury and instead this defendant wishes to seek a trial by judge only, a bench trial."
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2. Wide of court with from Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard addressing defendant with UPSOUND (English) "Mr. Ibarra? I need to ask you, did you go over the waiver of jury trial? "
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3. Tight of Ibarra and translator answering questions from judge:
TRANSLATOR: "Yes, your honor. "
HAGGARD: "Did you understand it?"
TRANSLATOR: "Yes, your honor. "
HAGGARD: "Did you go over that with your attorney?"
TRANSLATOR: "Yes, your honor."
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4. Alternate angle of Ibarra and translator answering more questions from judge with UPSOUND (English)
TRANSLATOR: "No questions."
HAGGARD: "Have you had enough time to talk to your lawyers about that?"
TRANSLATOR: "Yes, your honor."
STORYLINE:
A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate.
Jose Ibarra was charged in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. A 10-count indictment accused Ibarra of hitting the 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student in the head, asphyxiating her and intending to sexually assault her.
Prosecutor Sheila Ross told the judge that Ibarra’s attorneys contacted her last week to say that he wanted to waive his right to a jury trial, meaning it would be heard only by the judge. Then Ibarra’s attorney Kaitlyn Beck presented the judge with a signed waiver.
After questioning Ibarra with the aid of a translator, Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard said he found that Ibarra had made the decision to waive a jury trial willingly.
Prosecutors had chosen not to seek the death penalty but said in a court filing that they intended to seek a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Jury selection had been expected to begin on Wednesday, but after discussion with the lawyers the judge said the bench trial would begin Friday.
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