Florida mother sentenced to 20 years

Posted: Jul 16, 2013

...against her allegedly abusive husband. Inside her home. She must have felt quite threatened. "Under the state's 10-20-life law, a conviction for aggravated assault where a firearm has been discharged carries a minimum and maximum sentence of 20 years without regard to any extenuating or mitigating circumstances that may be present, such as those in this case." The judge rejected a motion to grant her immunity under the "Stand your Ground" law. I guess fear of bodily harm is a slippery slope in the state of Florida. The case was prosecuted by Angela Corey, the Florida State's Attorney who also prosecuted George Zimmerman. Corrine Brown, the Jacksonville congresswoman, told reporters after the sentencing that the case was a product of "institutional racism." "She was overcharged by the prosecutor. Period," Brown said. "She never should have been charged." Interesting that the same State Attorney's office that hesitated to charge Zimmerman has been so successful sentencing this unfortunate woman. http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/11/justice/florida-stand-ground-sentencing http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57433184/fla-mom-gets-20-years-for-firing-warning-shots/;