Posts Tagged: Marissa Alexander

Marissa Alexander Sentenced To 20 Years

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This is a case almost too shocking to believe.  A woman whose husband admits to “putting his hands” on many of the woman in his life is free, while she is sentenced to a mandatory 20 years in prison. The husband agreed to an interview with me today on HLN, but when the time came, he… Read more »

UPDATE: Does ‘Stand Your Ground’ Apply to Domestic Abuse?

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  4/23 UPDATE: Marissa Alexander’s sentencing today has been postponed. The judge set another hearing for next Monday the 30th.   4/17 REPORT: Should the ‘Stand Your Ground’ law have kept Marissa Alexander from being locked up? Her friends and family say yes. The 31-year-old Florida mother of three will soon be sentenced on three counts of aggravated… Read more »