NEW : Lawyer : ' Alexander is ` ` ecstatic '' and ` ` incredibly grateful '' Witness : The office of the Florida state attorney for Duval County said Thursday that Alexander 's conviction `` was reversed on a legal technicality . '' The jury received bad self - defense instructions . She was convicted in March of aggravated assault . She said she fired a warning shot to fend off her allegedly abusive boyfriend .
NEW : Lawyer : ' Alexander is ` ` ecstatic '' and ` ` incredibly grateful '' Witness : The jury received bad self - defense instructions . She was convicted in March of aggravated assault . She said she fired a warning shot to fend off her allegedly abusive boyfriend .