MARISSA ALEXANDER PLEADS GUILTY TO 3 FELONY CHARGES TO REMAIN FREE IN FLORIDA; SHE HARMED NO ONE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

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BLACK, FEMALE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM MARISSA ALEXANDER PLEADS GUILTY TO 3 FELONY CHARGES IN ORDER TO REMAIN FREE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

SHE FIRED 3 WARNING SHOTS BUT HARMED NO ONE.

DEAR LORD IT'S TIME FOR ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS AND PEACEFUL PROTESTS ALL OVER THE USA.

WE SHALL OVERCOME.........SOMEDAY.



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ARTICLE: "Marissa Alexander Accepts Plea Deal"

Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman sentenced to 20 years behind bars for discharging a firearm in the presence of her estranged husband and his two sons has agreed to a plea deal.

Her case had sparked widespread attention amid allegations that the state’s “Stand Your Ground” was being unfairly applied.

According to the Florida Times-Union, Alexander, who is African American, was ordered on Monday to serve three years in jail after pleading guilty to three felony charges.

The 1,030 days she has already been behind bars will count as time served, meaning she will be released on Jan. 27.

In the lead up to the 2010 shooting, Alexander, 32, said she and her husband, Rico Gray, had gotten into an argument over a series of text messages.

Alexander, who had given birth to a daughter nine days earlier, had locked herself into the bathroom, at which point Gray broke through the door and grabbed her neck. Alexander testified that she then ran into the garage, couldn’t get the door open and returned with a gun from her car.

When Gray threatened, “Bitch, I’ll kill you”, Alexander said she fired the gun as a warning shot. No one was injured, but a jury convicted her in 12 minutes.

The case gained national notice after Alexander’s attorneys claimed self-defense and cited Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which also came under fierce criticism after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in 2012.

Under the law, in some circumstances, individuals can use force to defend themselves without first attempting to retreat. George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Martin, was acquitted in 2013 and his attorneys also cited Florida’s Stand Your Ground statute.

A circuit judge had previously denied Alexander request for a new hearing for immunity under the Stand Your Ground law and she was sentenced in 2012 under Florida’s 10-20 Life laws, which involves mandatory minimum sentences for gun-related crimes.

The prosecutor in the case was Angela Corey, who also prosecuted Zimmerman. Alexander was granted a new trial last year after the First District Court of Appeal in Florida ruled that a judge didn’t properly instruct the jury on self defense.

After Alexander is released from prison early next year, she will have to spend two years under house arrest with a monitor.

CHRIS BROWN: He Rejects Plea Deal Because He Wants Jail Time

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It looks as if CHRIS BROWN is on his way to JAIL because he wants to go.

He has a rejected a PLEA DEAL stemming from a recent Assault Charge which Violates his Probation.

I repeat.

CHRIS BROWN WANTS TO TO JAIL!

Why??

I could speculate but I won't say it.




ARTICLE: "Chris Brown Rejects Plea Deal In D.C. Court"


Singer Chris Brown appeared before a Washington judge Wednesday along with his bodyguard Christopher Hollosy, facing assault charges stemming from an incident outside the W hotel in October 2013.

Brown and Hollosy were offered plea deals which would charge each of them with only one count of simple assault. But since video surveillance from the incident still hasn't been entered into evidence, and Brown's bodyguard is only facing one count of assault to begin with, lawyers for Brown and Hollosy said they are rejecting the current plea deal at this time.

Both sides agreed to meet again on February 20. That would give both legal teams ample time to review the evidence once it is available and negotiate a possible plea deal.

Brown's lawyers have requested a waiver of appearance for him for the February court date, citing the singer's current enrollment in rehab for anger management. To appear in court would cause Brown to miss up to three days of treatment, his lawyers argued, delaying his completion of the program.

Brown faces 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 if convicted in Washington, but the singer's real legal troubles are in California. Brown has been on probation for charges stemming from 2009, when he brutally attacked his then-girlfriend Rihanna.

A judge in California recently revoked Brown's probation, but since Brown was already in a treatment program for anger management and completing his community service requirements, it had limited immediate effect.

The charges against Brown in Washington could influence the judge's decision on whether or not the R&B sensation has to serve jail time once he completes his rehabilitation.

His next court date in California is set for February 10, presumably before his legal woes in Washington will be settled.

Sources: AP, CNN, Daily Mail, TMZ, Youtube