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In this episode, Marina examines the case of Brittany Smith, who was charged with murder after shooting a man in her Alabama home in 2018. Brittany claimed she acted in self-defense after being raped and beaten, and that the man was strangling her brother when she pulled the trigger. Alabama's stand your ground law was designed to protect people who defend themselves in their own homes—but would it protect her? Marina breaks down the legal framework, the evidence presented at the hearing, and the complicated aftermath that followed.
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In this episode, Marina examines the case of Brittany Smith, who was charged with murder after shooting a man in her Alabama home in 2018. Brittany claimed she acted in self-defense after being raped and beaten, and that the man was strangling her brother when she pulled the trigger. Alabama's stand your ground law was designed to protect people who defend themselves in their own homes—but would it protect her? Marina breaks down the legal framework, the evidence presented at the hearing, and the complicated aftermath that followed.

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