Mollie Tibbetts: Trial for Iowa studentâs murder resumes Thursday
By Jordan Smith
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera resumes Thursday morning, one day after jurors heard the prosecution’s opening statement.
Bahena Rivera, 26, is accused of killing Mollie Tibbets in 2018. She was a 20-year-old college student who went missing after going for a run that July.
Prosecution s opening statement in trial for Mollie Tibbetts murder
An Iowa jury hears the prosecution s opening statement in the trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who is accused of killing Mollie Tibbets in 2018. The defense opted to defer their opening statement to the conclusion of the state s case.
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suspect s lawyer will argue that police did not properly read this suspect his miranda rights during his arrest. cops say christian but say cristhian bahena rivera confessed to murdering mollie tibbets and then took them to the cornfield where he buried her but his lawyers say it wasn t until right before they located her body that officers correctly read him his rights. they are arguing everything he said before that should be thrown out as evidence. he has pleaded not guilty. former prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney, so what they are saying is, they didn t say what you say can be held against you. right, and in a case like this, so much tension, talking about a small town. they should have enlisted aid for more senior people, more experienced people and they had a potential suspect because it seems clear and the prosecutors have conceded that they didn t properly mirandized him. they are seeking to use the
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