Well, Marissa Alexander simply can’t bring her self to abide by the orders of a court, according to a story from First Coast News (FCN), Florida.
The last time she was out on bail, and under a restraining order to stay away from her estranged husband, she met with him to (successfully) induce him to execute a false affidavit favorable to her defense (an affidavit he quickly retracted).
One of the conditions of her current bail is that she is under home detention, and may not leave except for very limited circumstances. Daily errands are not on that list of limited circumstances, yet seem to have appeared sufficient justification to Marissa.
State Attorney Angela Corey alleges that Marissa has left her home on numerous times merely to run errands, a violation of her conditions of bail.
Angela Corey, Florida State Prosecutor
Accordingly, Corey is seeking to have Alexander’s bail revoked. A hearing on this motion will be held this Friday at 9am.
Clearly, this behavior is not conducive to a re-offering of any kind of plea agreement to Alexander. If she goes to trial, it seems all but certain that she’ll receive another guilty verdict, based on the facts in evidence.
Short-sighted, indeed.
(h/t @AmyA1A)
–Andrew, @LawSelfDefense
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This woman is clearly not the brightest bulb. Her shooting at her husband and her subsequent behavior clearly shows her disregard for any restrictions external to herself, and she doesn’t care if the courts know it.
Corey should go back to her first profession – haunting houses.
Rules are for other people not her.
That said, I wouldn’t believe anything Angela Corey says either publicly or in an affidavit. Her track record sux.
This woman is clearly not the brightest bulb …. which woman are you referring to:)?
Make your pick but leave me out of it. Well played!
Which is the “not the brightest bulb”?
Corey is, IMO, the stopped clock. Alexanders’ clock is short three hands.
It’s amazing how many people on the left can single-handedly represent everything that’s gone wrong with our country.
What are the very limited circumstances in which this goofball can leave her home? I’d assume it’s big stuff, like if the house was on fire, or if she’s being transported to a hospital via ambulance. What else?
Conditions of bail were discussed here at LI when bail was first granted:
Marissa Alexander Released on Bail (http://is.gd/vf4MIk)
–Andrew, @LawSelfDefense
Yes, thanks. This looks like it …
“Remain on home detention until completion of her case and will be allowed to leave her residence except for court appearances, medical emergencies and …”
There seems to be a missing “not”.
Indeed, nice catch, thanks.
The “not” is in the court ruling granting bail, but somehow got dropped in my summary.
It’s in the summary now. 🙂
–Andrew, @LawSelfDefense
I hope “return to jail” is listed 8>
It’s all because RACISM. Apparently.
SMH.
Seriously, there are a lot of silly people comparing this to the Zimmerman/Martin case. The #Justice4Trayvon mob have picked up #Justice4Marissa as their new battle-cry. Are they really that hard up for heroes, that violent junior thugs like Trayvon Martin and gun-wielding child-endangering scofflaws like Marissa Alexander are the best they can do?!
https://twitter.com/search?q=marissa%20alexander%20zimmerman&f=realtime
She also bashed him and was arrested for battery last time she was out on bond. The details, and the conditions of her current bond/home detention, are here (pdf).
This woman is clearly not the brightest bulb …. which woman are you referring to:)?
Corey lacks judgement and is a vindictive career driven harpy…but she is shrewd.
Alexander can’t seem to get out of her own way. As Heinlein once wrote, stupidity is a capital crime and there is no appeal.