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No one was hurt. still it took a jury less than 15 minutes to convict her, rejecting her defense under florida's stand your ground law. now marissa alexander has been granted a new trial after the appeals court ruled the judge didn't properly handle jury instructions. last year gary tupmann. >> reporter: she walks down the prison hallway in handcuffs. she's been sentenced to 20 years behind bars, convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. she says she was defending herself, standing her ground from a husband who had been arrested before on charges of abusing her. >> he was arrested ...

Trying to scare off her abusive husband. the bullet did not hit him. no one was hurt. still it took a jury less than 15 minutes to convict her, rejecting her defense under florida's stand your ground law. now marissa alexander has been granted a new trial after the appeals court ruled the judge didn't properly handle jury instructions. last year gary tupmann. >> reporter: she walks down the prison hallway in handcuffs. she's been sentenced to 20 years behind bars, convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. she says she was defending herself, standing her ground from a husband who ha...