CNN is reporting that Marissa Alexander, the woman who was sentenced to twenty years in prison after firing a warning shot in the air, will learn today if she can get out of prison while she waits for a new trial. A judge will decide this afternoon whether or not Alexander will be released on […]
Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who fired a warning shot at her husband and was sentenced to 20 years in prison as a result, will…
Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who fired a warning shot at her husband and was sentenced to 20 years in prison as a result, will…
Marissa Alexander is serving 20 years for firing a warning shot into a wall to scare off her estranged husband. She was granted a new trial. Jacque Reid goes inside her story with Senator Dwight Bullard.
A Florida appeals court is ordering a new trial for a woman sentenced to 20 years to prison after she fired a warning shot in a wall during a dispute with her husband. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a judge did not properly instruct the jury handling the case of Marissa Alexander. […]
Rev. Al Sharpton made a call to action when he said we’ve turned Trayvon Martin’s tragic death from a moment into a movement. The question now is, how do we stay motivated enough to do what it takes to change the “Stand Your Ground laws” in this country. There are several answers and here are […]
After this weekend’s shocking decision by an all female and almost all white jury to let George Zimmerman walk, what more evidence do we need…
George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin and won’t spend a second behind bars. Marissa Alexander fired her gun as a warning to scare off her husband who she said was threatening her and was sentenced to 20 years. According to the NYDailyNews.com the case of Alexander, a 31-year-old woman living in Jacksonville, Fla., has emerged as Exhibit […]
Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” with Bruce Zimet, the attorney representing Marrissa Alexander, the woman who received twenty years in prison after firing a warning shot into her ceiling despite it not harming or killing anyone.
