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Marissa Alexander Requests New Stand Your Ground Immunity Hearing
Marissa Alexander, who faces up to 60 years in prison for firing a warning shot against her abusive husband, was back in court to request a stand your ground immunity hearing
Marissa Alexander, who faces up to 60 years in prison for firing a warning shot against her abusive husband, was back in court to request a stand your ground immunity hearing. On Friday, the ruling has been delayed pending the judge’s decision.
In her first hearing, Alexander was denied immunity. Today, her attorney argued that there is new evidence of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Rico Gray, before she fired a shot in the direction of Gray and his two children.
Faith Gay, who was not yet representing Alexander at her first Stand Your Ground hearing, told Judge James Daniel that Gray’s children had been pressured to lie by their father, the paper reported.
She also argued that Gray’s history of violence against women had not been raised in the first hearing.
Alexander was convicted of aggravated assault in 2012 and sentenced to 20 years. Citing improper jury instructions, a judge has granted her a new trial, set for July.
State Attorney Angela Corey is now seeking a 60-year sentence, 20 years for each person present when the shot was fired.
Source : MSNBC/TheGrio
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