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,

The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has waived his right to a trial by jury and requested a bench trial where a judge will decide his guilt or innocence.

Jose Ibarra is accused of killing 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley in February. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition.

Attorneys for the accused killer of nursing student Laken Riley are in an Athens-Clarke County courtroom Tuesday morning asking for a trial by judge.A day before jury selection in his trial is expected to begin,

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.