Read our Privacy noticeThe Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley is set to appear in court Friday, where a judge will hear arguments on his request for a new trial. Jose Ibarra was convicted in November 2024 of murder and other crimes in Riley's death nine months earlier. The first bill President Donald Trump signed upon taking office last year, the Laken Riley Act, was inspired by the 22-year-old's killing. Ibarra's trial attorneys filed a motion for a new trial within weeks of his conviction. New lawyers have since taken over his case and filed an amended motion for a new trial earlier this month.