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Old April 23, 2012, 01:41 AM   #36
jimpeel
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The N.A.A.C.P. has now weighed in on the Marissa Alexander case in favor of the state's Stand Your Ground law.

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NAACP weighs in on what they say is a "Stand Your Ground" case against Jacksonville woman
Woman faces 20 years in prison in Jacksonville case involving shooting
Posted: April 21, 2012 - 12:11am | Updated: April 21, 2012 - 2:53am

By Charles Broward

The NAACP’s Jacksonville chapter has thrown its support behind a woman who will be sentenced Monday in a shooting where she claimed self-defense against an abusive husband under the state’s Stand Your Ground law.

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