Marissa Alexander is the survivor of domestic violence and Black - TopicsExpress

Marissa Alexander is the survivor of domestic violence and Black mother of three who is facing a harsh 60-year sentence after firing a warning shot during an altercation with her abusive husband. No one was injured in the incident. In May of 2012, Marissa was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but after immense public outrage, Marissa won her appeal and the guilty verdict was overturned. Now, Florida State Attorney Angela Corey is pushing to increase Marissas sentence to an outrageous 60 years in a retrial scheduled for this July. Marissa has been targeted by Angela Corey — a harsh prosecutor who has a reputation for unjustly punishing Black defendants. Coreys actions erode the rule of law and create a criminal justice system that does not provide equal treatment to all. My added addendum to the Petition Letter is (below): Please stop this God-forsaken act of Injustice now! State Attorney Corey is abusing her office in this malicious, pernicious and fallacious prosecution of a Woman who should be being protected by the State, and not Prosecuted. End this now, and bring Atty Corey up on ethics charges immediately! This is a shame on the State of Florida, and this type of injustice should be stopped and not allowed to continue. The Stand Your Ground Law was made for just such a case as this. act.colorofchange.org/sign/StopCorey_credo/