Marissa Alexander, whose Florida trial has gained mass media attention for the unaccepted defense of the Stand Your Ground law, has gained more publicity with news that Florida State Attorney Angela Corey is seeking three consecutive 20 year sentences as further punishment for Alexander.
Alexander, who was sentenced to 20 years already, in 2012 for entering the home of her estranged, abusive ex-husband to obtain her belongings and fired a warning shot into a wall of the home in 2010, will have another trial on July 28. Assistant State Attorney Richard Mantei, the lead prosecutor in the case, says that the office is simply following the sentencing laws of the state of Florida.
The 20 years Alexander first received was per Florida’s mandatory minimums. Last fall the conviction was thrown out because of inaccurate jury instructions.
The Free Marissa Now Mobilization Campaign rallies support for the domestic abuse victim, resolving “to fight for Marissa Alexander’s freedom, and for the lives and freedom of all victims of domestic violence.” The campaign wishes to have Florida legislature repeal the mandatory minimum laws and allow judge discretion over whether sentences may be served consecutively or concurrently.