Author Jackie Carpenter Stand Your Ground

Self-defense or murder? This is what a Florida jury must decide in yet the latest Stand Your Ground trial. While the preface of the law is to provide citizens the right to protect themselves against violence, it's questionable if the law is truly protecting the innocent. Just ask Jackie Carpenter. Her worst fear became her reality when her son was wrongly accused of murder in a widely publicized trial. Now Jackie's story is on the big screen in a new movie, Stand Your Ground: A Cry For Justice. Find out about all of Jackie's books