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Attorneys claim new evidence is available in Mollie Tibbetts murder case

July 13, 2021 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Cristhian Bahena Rivera listens to closing arguments in his murder trial. (Court TV photo)

The attorneys for Cristhian Rivera are making some moves prior to his sentencing Thursday on the first-degree conviction in the death of Mollie Tibbetts.

Late last week, defense attorneys Chad and Jennifer Frese filed a motion for a new trial, claiming new evidence was discovered–after the jury reached its verdict–that clears Bahena Rivera. Defense attorneys have also filed a writ of habeas corpus to have 45-year-old Arne Robert Maki appear in court.

Maki is currently an inmate at the Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility. In the fall of 2020, Maki pleaded guilty to violating a non-contact order, domestic abuse assault with intent to inflict serious injury, and assault causing bodily injury or mental illness.

(By Joe Lancello, KBOE, Oskaloosa)

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