It's supposed to. Marissa Alexander was in a similar situation, 20 years for a warning shot. She had the case that was compared to George Zimmerman. She was re

It's supposed to. Marissa Alexander was in a similar situation, 20 years for a warning shot. She had the case that was compared to George Zimmerman. She was released after an appeal granted her a new trial. The trial judge didn't instruct the jury correctly about her self defense argument. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-11-28/news/sns-rt-us-usa-florida-shooting-alexander-20131128_1_rico-gray-self-defense-law-marissa-alexander http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-11-28/news/sns-rt-us... There's the quality of the laws, but then also the quality of the judges and the quality of the defense attorneys... there are many points of failure for a justice system.