December date set for Alexander’s 2nd trial

Published June 10, 2014 3:55pm ET



JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge is postponing a decision on whether to hold an unprecedented second stand your ground hearing for a woman who received a lengthy prison sentence for firing a gun before the conviction was overturned.

The Jacksonville judge on Tuesday set a hearing for August 1 on whether Marissa Alexander should be granted a second stand your ground self-defense hearing.

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