Actually, in neither case was Stand Your Ground implicated.
On September 26, 2013, an appellate court ordered a new trial, finding that the jury instructions in Alexander’s trial impermissibly shifted the burden of proof from the prosecution to the defense. Alexander was released on bail on November 27, 2013 and required to stay under house arrest. Corey announced that she intended to re-prosecute Alexander, this time aiming for three consecutive 20 year sentences, amounting to a mandatory 60 year sentence if Alexander is found guilty in a second trial
Our presstitutes are dumb. This one might have intended ‘invoked’ in that slot, but the index of dumbery was too high.
Write the paper, the author, the editor and the publisher. These little liberal lies must stop.