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Montana Man Convicted of Killing German Teen to be Sentenced

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A Montana homeowner convicted of deliberate homicide last year for fatally shooting an unarmed teenage German exchange student who entered the garage attached to his home is set to be sentenced on Thursday. Homeowner Markus Kaarma was convicted of killing 17-year-old Diren Dede of Hamburg in December, in a trial that tested the limits of Montana's “castle doctrine” self-defense law, which allows deadly force against a home invasion if a person reasonably believes it is necessary to...

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