( CNN ) -- A Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years for firing a gun to scare off her allegedly abusive husband has been released from prison as she awaits a new trial , her attorney said . Marissa Alexander was released Wednesday night , attorney Bruce Zimet said . Last month , an appellate court ordered a new trial for Alexander . The case will be retried because the jury had incorrect directions , the court ruled . Alexander 's case gained the attention of civil rights leaders , who say nobody was hurt and the sentence for the mother of three was too harsh . The case shined the spotlight on Florida 's `` stand your ground '' law after she unsuccessfully argued before her 2012 trial that she was immune to prosecution because of the law . According to court paperwork filed in Duval County , Florida , Alexander was granted a pretrial release with special conditions and a $ 150,000 bond . Alexander will be under electronic monitoring at all times and on home detention until the completion of her case , the documents state . A campaign supporting Alexander said that she was back home with her family . `` We hope the decision means that the Florida justice system has relented in its vindictive , hostile and racist legal assault on this African-American mother of three , '' the statement by the Free Marissa Now Mobilization Campaign said . Thrilled supporters in Jacksonville , Florida , cheered Alexander 's release Thursday , but also said they were prepared to keep fighting . `` We do know this is temporary joy . ... This is a victory , but the battle 's not over yet . The battle will be won in court , '' said Anthony Heard of Free Marissa Now . `` We 're all just happy that she 'll be home for Thanksgiving and Christmas , and we 're going to focus on that right now . '' 'Stand Your Ground ' laws up to states , not Obama or Congress .
NEW : Thrilled supporters cheer Marissa Alexander 's release . Alexander was released Wednesday night and is with her family . A court ordered that she can get a new trial . Her case has drawn national attention from civil rights leaders .