How is this LBN? Ryan appealed the case in May 2015.


There is so much more to this story:

For example: Markus Kaarma's neighbors: 'It was just a matter of time'

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/02/08/markus-kaarmas-neighbors-just-matter-time/23085305/

No excuse.

Markus Kaarma lawyers call for new trial
Posted: Dec 29, 2015 3:14 PM CST
Updated: Dec 29, 2015 7:08 PM CST
By Jackie Coffin

MISSOULA -
Alleged community bias and improper jury instructions are at the heart of the argument for Markus Kaarma’s defense attorneys, as they call on the Montana Supreme Court to overturn Kaarma’s 2014 murder conviction and award him a new trial.

Kaarma, 31, was found guilty of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of 17-year-old German exchange student, Diren Dede, in Kaarma’s Grant Creek garage in the early hours of April 27, 2014.

In February 2015, Kaarma was sentenced to 70 years in prison for Dede’s death, and shortly after Kaarma’s defense attorney, Paul Ryan, announced his plans to appeal the case and sentence.

In a 70-page opening brief filed Monday with the Montana Supreme Court, Ryan says the Missoula District Court committed five fundamental errors in Kaarma’s case, each warranting a reversal of his conviction.

More:
http://www.kulr8.com/story/30848246/markus-kaarma-lawyers-call-for-new-trial

The law firm representing Kaarma held a press conference today to celebrate filing the last of the paperwork, which they used to make it sound like it is a new appeal. They have been filing papers and working the process since April.
https://supremecourtdocket.mt.gov/search/case?case=17740#

Case Information
Case Number: DA 15-0214
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court
Original Court: Missoula County District Court
Case Type: Direct Appeal - Homicide-Deliberate
Short Title: State v. Kaarma
Full Title: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MARKUS HENDRIK KAARMA, Defendant and Appellant.
Citation: --
Case Filing Date: 04/02/2015
Origination Court Case Number: DC-14-252

The brief they mention is but one part of what was filed since April this year. The claims made are not new and were discussed in a previous appeal which was declined by the presiding judge.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/judge-issues-written-order-denying-new-trial-for-kaarma/article_c99ded8e-6c8b-5345-9e39-04e3b0ccd90a.html

Kaarma has a right to appeal. However the real cause for this one is to get one more day in court for the "stand your ground" movement.
The NRA and the Ammunition lobby have funded this to the hilt. Any coverage at this point is well past the sell by date no matter what the attorneys have to say about it.

Kaarma set a trap and murdered the man in cold blood, as the evidence showed and as the witnesses testified. The details of the process of the trial might be worthy of appropriate review but the jury was quite clear in what they said, and the evidence supported their conclusions. There is no grey area about Kaarma's actions or motive, or the alleged threat posed by the man he murdered.

Please do not waste any more time on this one. It's a sham to get Stand Your Ground into court once more and has nothing to do with Kaarma's legal rights. As a subject it is certainly old news.