Monday, December 2, 2013

Florida Woman in Warning-shot Case Released

Marissa Alexander, mother of three, is released from her sentence of 20 years in jail for firing off a gun. This shot was only supposed to scare off her supposedly abusive husband and didn’t hurt anybody. Though no one was hurt she was still tried and sent to prison. As of right now the case is being retried and she was released early under special conditions and a $150,000 bond. This whole case is interesting civil rights leaders who feel that the initial sentence was way too harsh.  They are fighting using Florida’s “stand your ground” law. She is now home with her family under electronic monitoring 24/7 until further notice.


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