that conviction was overturned and she's being retried this summer but state attorney angela cory nowda law leaves prosecutors no choice but to seek a 60-years sentence in the retrial, even though no one was hurt in the shooting and alexander's husband had a history of abuse. joining mess a reporter for "the florida times union." first let's talk about marisa alexander. help people understand why she's now looking at 60 years. >> tamron it comes babb to an appellate court ruling that occurred here in north florida. the appellate court rules that you can't sentence people to concurrent terms. she previously got three 20-years sentences to be served concurrently. she was convicted of firing a shot toward her estranged husband and his two children. the court ruled they have to be served consecutively. instead of being served all at the same time. >> let's move forward to this legislation on the table any state's senate and state's house. what are they looking at here specifically legislatively, and will it help marisa alexander? >> well like most things with the florida legislature, it's

angela cory, the woman in charge of prosecuting several high-profile cases is e-mailing lawmakers asy are about to debate a big change in the law. i will talk to a lawmaker that got the mail and says she off ended by it. we are all over it next on "the reid report." my dad has aor afib.brillation, he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve problem. dad, it says your afib puts you at 5 times greater risk of a stroke. that's why i take my warfarin every day. but it looks like maybe we should ask your doctor about pradaxa. in a clinical trial, pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)... ...was proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke. and unlike warfarin, with no regular blood tests or dietary restrictions. hey thanks for calling my doctor. sure. pradaxa is not for people with artificial heart valves. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke. ask your doctor if you need to stop pradaxa before surgery or a medical or dental procedure. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don

yesterday state attorney angela cory e-mailed a document to florida lawmakers dealing information in her prosecution. the document entitled state versus marissa alexander is a step by step to the case as she sees it. detailing when the prosecutor says happened the night alexander fired what she says was a warning shot at her then husband, rico gray, and his would children during a domestic dispute. where she said he threatened to kill her. there's also a previously unpublicized information, including the words the prosecutor says alexander spoke to gray before the shooting, quote, i have something for your expleti expletive. at least one of the lawmakers that received that document told the local jacksonville station that she believes the document is inappropriate. alexander, you will recall, jacksonville, florida, mother of three who pace as possible 60-year prison sentence when she is retried in july. alexander is seeking a stand-your-ground hearing before her retrial. earlier i asked corey if it is related to the warning shot bill. lawmakers supporting the bill have cited the mari

. >> so that was in 2012, right after the case with marissa alexander and angela cory standing thereold fronf by the congresswoman. >> very few cases get to judges. about 95% of cases end in plea bargains. so since prosecutors decide who to charge, what to charge them with, and whether to offer a plea bargain or not. and we can see here, this extraordinary abuse of power where angela corey is now threatening 60 years behind bars to a woman who fired a gun in a warning shot and no one was harmed. i think that is an abuse of power. and i think angela corey needs to remember that she is answerable to the public. she is a public official. her salary is paid with tax dollars, and she is clearly not acting in a way that is in keeping with what the community wants her to do. >> you know, it's not just the stand your ground law, and certainly we have a lot of concerns about that. but the sentencing structure that is unfair. the florida times union reports that, quote, the florida supreme court is expected to take up the issue of whether florida law requires multiple 10 to 20 life sentences t

but florida state prosecutor angela cory is continuing to pursue what many feel are excessive charges a nonviolent offense. cory is now seeking to triple alexander's sentence from 20 years to 60. 60 years for firing a shot into the wall in defense against her abusive husband. it's a scenario that we know ends far too many times with the woman as the dead victim. and yet, as my colleague reported this week, the reason cory has given for the additional time is she believes alexander was angry, not fearful, which he fired that shot. well, joining me now to discuss the case, msnbc.com erin carmone and sirius-xm host joe madison. thanks for joining me. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i want to talk about the specifics of marissa alexander's case in a moment. i want to put this in a broader context. you talk about in your piece in general how much harder it is for women to convince a jury that she was justified when she invoked stand your ground. talk about that. >> well, in any kind of self-defense scenario, you have to say you have a reasonable belief you were under threat. in a domestic v

group color of change is urging florida's governor to remove prosecutor angela corey from office over what the group calls cory'sting of marissa alexander to score political points. the group has reportedly collected about 50,000 signatures on a petition for governor rick scott. members say they'll deliver the petitions to the state house when they reach 100,000 signatures. the governor's office responded to our request for comment, saying, quote, angela corey, as well as all state attorneys in florida, are answerable to the voters in their districts. we also reached out to attorney corey for comment and got this response. state attorney angela corey's 32 year record of seeking justice for all victims, regardless of genter or race, speaks for itself. ms. corey will continue to vigorously seek justice for victims in the fourth judicial circuit. we'll keep you updated on these stories as they develop. but have you been on an airplane lately? oh. [ man ] man, this thing's got a lot of onions. it's good, though. i really wouldn't survive it without this scarf. it's like a little bit of home i can stuff in my bag. mm