The judge overseeing the case of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has set a tentative date to start his trial.
In court on Friday, Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard said that he wanted to start the trial on Nov. 18. Jury selection would begin on Nov. 13.Haggard told the attorneys that he also plans to set up a hearing on any motions by the defense for late September and early October.According to documents obtained by FOX 5, the District Attorney for the Western Judicial Circuit is seeking a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
He was charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another.An autopsy showed Riley died from blunt force trauma to the head.According to the warrants, Riley was killed between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Feb. 22.
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