Connect with us

Social Justice

Marissa Alexander’s new trial set for March 31

Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting a warning shot against her abusive husband, will have a new trial set for March 31.
unheard voices magazine profile logo

Published

12 years ago

on

By

Stay connected via Google News
Follow us for the latest updates from Unheard Voices
Add as preferred source on Google

Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting a warning shot against her abusive husband, will have a new trial set for March 31, 2014.

Her bail hearing will take place next Friday, November 8.

Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot to stop an attack by her abusive husband. Her case has frequently been compared to that of George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty on grounds of self-defense for the killing of Trayvon Martin, while Alexander was denied Stand Your Ground protection and sentenced to 20 years although no one was injured by her action. She has already spent more than two years in prison.

Alexander testified that after an altercation regarding texts from her ex-husband, she locked herself in the bathroom. Her husband Rico Gray broke through the door, grabbed her by the neck, and shoved her into the door. She ran to the garage, found she couldn’t get the door open, and returned with a gun. When Gray saw the gun, he said, “B*tch, I’ll kill you.” Alexander testified that she fired the gun into the air as a warning shot to scare off her husband. She pleaded Stand Your Ground against her husband. It only took 12 minutes for jurors to convict and reject her self-defense claims. She was sentenced to 10-20 life, the law which carries a series of mandatory sentencing related to gun charges.

See also  Marissa Alexander Will Have A Status Hearing Tomorrow On Whether Charges Will Be Dropped Or Move To A New Trial

In September, Alexander’s conviction was overturned and she was granted a new trial.

Please stay tuned to Unheard Voices for the latest updates on Marissa Alexander.

Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Unheard Voices Magazine ®

Real stories. Real impact. Straight to your inbox. Join thousands others. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter today!

Follow us on Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram
Related Topics:
unheard voices magazine profile logo

Unheard Voices, an award-winning, family-operated online news magazine, began in 2004 as a community newsletter serving Neptune, Asbury Park, and Long Branch, N.J. Over time, it grew into a nationally recognized Black-owned media outlet. The publication remains one of the few dedicated to covering social justice issues. Its honors include the NAACP Unsung Hero Award and multiple media innovator awards for excellence in social justice reporting and communications.

Continue Reading
3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. Pingback: Marissa Alexander To Get A New Trial | Unheard Voices Magazine

  2. Pingback: Marissa Alexander Will Have A Status Hearing Tomorrow

  3. Pingback: Marissa Alexander Could Face Up To 60 Years in Prison In Retrial

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Archives

Tags

Asbury Park Asbury Park Middle School Atlanta Baltimore Blacks in History California celebrity deaths Chicago deaths entrepreneurship events Featured films Florida fundraiser Georgia Ghana Session GoFundMe gun violence hate crime HBCU homicide Illinois lawsuits Long Branch Los Angeles Maryland Michigan missing persons Monmouth County New York New York City North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania police shootings protests race relations racism say his name Texas Trayvon Martin unarmed videos Washington D.C.

RSS Unheard Underground

unheard voices shop
unheard voices on google play unheard voices on itunes

Trending