Woman in Florida 'stand your ground' case out of prison, plans to return to school, work
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A Florida woman who claimed self-defense after prosecutors say she fired a gun at her estranged husband and his two sons says she's relieved to be out of prison, but she's not ready to be a public figure.
Thirty-four-year-old Marissa Alexander was released from prison Jan. 27 after pleading guilty to three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the 2010 shooting.
She was sentenced to the 1,095 days she already had spent in jail and she also received two years of house arrest.
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Alexander had faced 60 years if convicted at trial because of Florida's minimum-mandatory-sentencing law pertaining to firearm use.
Alexander tells The Florida Times-Union (http://bit.ly/1Aa2lMf) she plans to return to school and work as a paralegal to support her three children.
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Information from: The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com