Attorneys for convicted murderer Markus Kaarma have officially filed their opening brief for an appeal with the Montana Supreme Court, according to Nate Holloway of Paul Ryan and Associates.
Markus Kaarma was convicted of deliberate homicide in the shotgun slaying of 17 year-old German exchange student Diren Dede in February, and was sentenced to 70 years in prison.
A man who is serving a 70-year prison sentence for killing a German exchange student in his garage has settled a lawsuit filed by the victim's family, in part by surrendering all his guns to the boy's parents.
Final arguments will be heard today in the condemnation lawsuit in Missoula between the City of Missoula and The Carlyle Group over Mountain Water Company.
While Markus Kaarma is serving a 70-year sentence for deliberate homicide after being convicted in the shotgun killing of Diren Dede, the slain teen's family is pursuing civil damages from the Kaarmas.