JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Jacksonville woman’s request to use Florida’s so-called “stand your ground” law as a defense for charges that arose after she fired a gun at her husband has been denied by a judge.

In an order dated earlier this month, Duval County Circuit Court Judge James Daniel rejected 33-year-old Marissa Alexander’s request to use the defense at her trial, scheduled to begin Dec. 1.