Diren Dede

National

Montana Shooter Found Guilty Despite State's 'Castle Doctrine'

2:30pm December 22, 2014

by Christopher Allen

More than 30 states have laws that allow people to use deadly force if they have a reasonable fear for their life or property. But this week, a Montana jury said that type of law has its limits.

Queue Listen Now

German student Diren Dede was fatally shot after he entered the garage of Markus Kaarma in Montana last month. Dede was on a one-year high school exchange program to the U.S.

National

Invoking 'Castle Doctrine,' Mont. Man Pleads Not Guilty In Teen's Death

4:17pm December 20, 2014

by Martin Kaste

A Montana man says he was justified in shooting a prowler, a German exchange student, in his garage. The case has revived the debate over how far Americans should be able to go to defend their homes.

Queue Listen Now

Markus Kaarma waits to be dismissed during an afternoon break in Missoula County Court in Missoula, Mont., in this Dec. 5 photo. A jury found Kaarma guilty Wednesday of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of a German high school exchange student who

National

Montana Man Found Guilty Of Killing German Exchange Student

12:37pm December 18, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Markus Kaarma shot 17-year-old Diren Dede, who had entered his garage, over the summer. The case was a test of the state's "castle doctrine," which says a man's home can be defended like his castle.

National

Montana Man Cites 'Castle Doctrine' As Defense In German Teen's Shooting

11:21am December 18, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The law says that a man's home is his castle and can be defended as such. Prosecutors said Markus Kaarma shot in cold blood the exchange student who had entered his garage.