Woman convicted in ‘stand your ground’ case released from jail to await new trial

[diabeticman]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/28/woman-convicted-in-stand-your-ground-case-released-from-jail-to-await-new-trial/



A Florida woman awaiting a new trial in a “stand your ground” shooting case has been released from jail.

Marissa Alexander was released Wednesday night on more than $200,000 bond while she waits to be retried on three charges starting March 31.

She must remain under house arrest and electronic monitoring until then.

The 1st District Court of Appeal ordered the retrial in September after ruling a judge had not properly instructed the jury that convicted Alexander.

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AMAZING that Psycho Zimmerman can get use that defense and this poor woman (who I personally think deserved to use the defense got thrown in jail.)


BUT NO I am wrong for believing a study I saw that said those who used STAND YOUR GROUND and win are white while all others try don't get to win.

Seriously I see why my wife has lost faith in the justice system.

[me b zola]

1. My thoughts, good vibes, and prayers are with this woman

In a fucked up situation she did exactly the right thing.

[Ranchemp.]

2. Ummmm, Zimmerman didn't use the SYG law in FL.

He used the common self defense law.
And in FL, the conviction rate vs. acquittal rate for SYG is pretty equal among the among the races.

[diabeticman]

3. Really stand your ground is equal?

http://www.alternet.org/stand-your-ground-double-standard?page=0%2C1

[Ranchemp.]

4. Not what I said.

The acquittal rate of AA's using the SYG statute vs. a white person using the SYG statute is about equal in FL.

And Zimmerman didn't use the SYG defense, so you got that wrong also.

[diabeticman]

7. Everytime I turned around on the news they called it the Stand your ground case.

This is your quote: the conviction rate vs. acquittal rate for SYG is pretty equal among the among the races.


It is NOT equal it is unfair!

[Ranchemp.]

8. The news was saying it, but the defense never used the statute,

the defense used the common self defense law.

And whether or not you believe it, the acquittal rate for SYG is about equal among the races in FL.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172129191

Makes for some pretty interesting reading.

[diabeticman]

10. 1) George Zimmerman-- said to the cops he was Standing his ground like the said he could.

It was brought up in the case.

stand your ground was very much part of the case

[Ranchemp.]

11. The only one who brought it up was the judge when she was giving jury instructions,

the defense opted not to us the SYG statute although there was speculation that he was going to go for an SYG hearing before the judge, which never happened.

[diabeticman]

12. Boy you must have really defended George on this board. That's the only thing I can think

[Ranchemp.]

13. Wasn't here then,

and I'm not defending Zimmerman, I'm correcting your misstatements.

[indepat]

5. Florida sun-shining in the mockery called the executive, legislative, and judicial systems of

governance.

[leftyohiolib]

6. the problem with zimmy was that until there was a public outcry they werent gonna do

anything to him.

[BlueCaliDem]

14. Exactly! A lot of Zimmy-defenders on this board curiously omit to mention that

in their passionate defense of their boy.

[Warpy]

9. Good, she got a raw deal all the way around

because she's black and because she's a woman, two groups the PTB most want to stay oppressed and under control. That verdict was the most infuriating I've seen in a long time, especially coming right after the appalling Zimmerman verdict. I wondered what lies the jury had been told and what lousy instructions they'd been given.

"Unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits, menacing" and other misdemeanors should have been it and given the circumstances, I'd be loath to convict her on those.

The jackass DA and the jackass judge should both be removed from office.

[Igel]

16. No, she didn't.

She was offered a plea bargain that would have had far, far lower penalties.

She or her lawyer decided to go for acquittal, right up to the end. The last in a long line of foolish decisions--from breaking into her former's house, leaving to get her gun, shooting it in a way that couldn't possibly be considered self-defense, shooting it in a way that endangered her kids. All things considered, rejecting the plea deal seems downright trivial.

[lumberjack_jeff]

15. 1) She shot *at* Gray. Not into the ceiling, not into the floor. It wasn't a warning shot.

The bullet entered the wall at Gray's eye level, just over his son's head.

2) The last time she was out on bail for shooting at him, she went to his house and beat him up.

If she doesn't plea bargain, she will be convicted again because that is what she's guilty of.

"I thought I was fixin' to die" - the 12 year old's testimony to the jury.

I think it's really bad form to defend Alexander "because Zimmerman".

[Eleanors38]

17. Wonder what some would do with Zimmy if they had him caged. Certainly, not vigilanteism