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WATCH: Marissa Alexander Denied 'Stand Your Ground' Hearing

A judge denied Jacksonville woman Marissa Alexander a hearing to bring more evidence before the court in her "stand your ground" case.

A motion to have more evidence heard in a Florida woman’s “stand your ground” case was denied Friday.

Judge James Daniel of Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Jacksonville denied a hearing to Marissa Alexander on Friday to have supplemental evidence heard in her “stand your ground” case, according to Duval County court records.

As reported earlier on Patch, Alexander faces 60 years in prison in the felony case of firing a gun at her then-estranged husband Rico Gray during a domestic dispute in 2010.

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Gray was not injured, and Alexander says she fired the gun attempting to deter him from approaching her.

The Alexander case came to popular attention in 2012 after the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Sanford, Florida neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman admitted to shooting and killing Martin and initially pled self-defense under Florida’s “stand your ground” law.

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Zimmerman was acquitted of most charges regarding the teen’s death.

Alexander’s attorney showed deference to Judge Daniel regarding the Friday denial:

“We’re in the process of reviewing his decision. We deeply appreciate his time and thought that Judge Daniel continues to give to the numerous, complex and difficult issues in [this] case.” said Attorney Buddy Schulz in a First Coast News report.

Alexander is expected to stand before Judge Daniel for another hearing scheduled for Aug. 1.



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