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Story summary
- A judge denied Jose Ibarra's request for a new trial after conviction for murdering Laken Riley.
- Ibarra's lawyers argued constitutional rights were violated when the judge rejected motions to delay for DNA analysis and to exclude cellphone evidence.
- Judge H. Patrick Haggard described the evidence as "overwhelming and powerful."
- Ibarra, who entered the United States illegally in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison.
- He has 30 days to appeal.
