Amy Goodman
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Marissa Alexander, Jailed for 3 Years, Speaks Out on Intimate Partner Violence & Building Movements
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14:40Now PlayingWe turn now to the case of Marissa Alexander, the AfricanAmerican mother of three who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she maintains was a warning shot at her abusive husband in 2010. She attempted to use Florida’s "stand your ground" law in her defensethe law that was made famous when white vigilante George Zimmerman successfully used it has his defense after he shot and killed unarmed AfricanAmerican teenager Trayvon Martin. But in March 2012, the jury rejected Alexander’s use of "stand your ground" and convicted her after only 12 minutes of deliberation. She was sentenced to 20 years behind bars under a Florida law known as "1020Life" that carries a mandatory minimum for certain gun crimes regardless of the circumstance. Alexander won an appeal for a new trial and later accepted a plea deal that capped her sentence to three years of time served. Earlier this year, she was freed from house arrest after being jailed for three years and serving two years of courtordered home confinement. We go to Jacksonville to speak to Marissa Alexander.
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