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(NewsNation) — The proceedings for Jose Ibarra, the antheral accused of sidesplitting Georgia nursing pupil Laken Riley, could beryllium ending soon.
Prosecutors accidental they lone request fractional a time more, and the defence says it lone plans to telephone a fewer witnesses themselves — including Jose Ibarra's brothers, Diego and Argenis. Diego and Argenis Ibarra, who, similar Jose are Venezuelan citizens, person been successful national custody since February connected charges they had fake greenish cards.
The defence was instructed to bring the brothers to Athens, Georgia 1 afloat time up of schedule.
Tuesday marks the third time of the trial. Over the erstwhile 2 days, the prosecution has called 19 witnesses. Riley's roommates, constabulary officers and FBI agents each testified.
On Monday, constabulary showed assemblage camera footage of the infinitesimal they archetypal made interaction with Jose Ibarra. Police said they noticed scratches and cuts each implicit his arms. In video footage from the police, Jose Ibarra was not capable to explicate wherever those injuries came from.
Prosecutors accidental these are wide antiaircraft wounds from erstwhile Riley was warring for her life.
A technological investigation of Riley's ticker revealed the nonstop infinitesimal the 22-year-old stopped dormant successful her tracks earlier launching an exigency telephone to constabulary that was abruptly hung up.
An FBI cause said successful tribunal Monday that GPS determination information from Jose Ibarra's phone puts him successful an identical spot arsenic Riley astatine the nonstop infinitesimal she died.
Defense attorneys for Jose Ibarra proceed to accidental it's inactive imaginable idiosyncratic other mightiness beryllium liable for the crime. The defence squad pointed to the information that Jose Ibarra and his brothers, who lived unneurotic successful a one-bedroom flat adjacent the transgression scene, shared apparel similar hats and jackets that person been seen connected surveillance videos.
Jose Ibarra is charged with murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, artillery and tampering with evidence. If convicted, faces the anticipation of beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole. The 26-year-old has pleaded not blameworthy connected each counts.
Riley was reported missing connected Feb. 22 erstwhile she didn't instrumentality location from a run. Investigators aboriginal discovered her body successful a forested country connected the University of Georgia campus. UGA constabulary arrested Jose Ibarra the adjacent day.
