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A 25-year-old gang ringleader has dared a judge to give him the death penalty during a hearing in court on Friday (September 12).
James Herard was convicted in May of murdering two people during a series of violent robberies at Dunkin’ Donuts stores. He maintains his innocence.
Herard told the Florida courtroom during he hearing: “Honestly and truly, I’m not asking you to spare me,” he told the judge at his sentencing hearing. “Go ahead and do what you gonna do. I pretty much dare you to give me the death sentence because I’m innocent”, before adding that he knew the ‘Supreme Court won’t allow me to die for something that I didn’t commit.’
Despite his combative attitude, his lawyers are ‘totally focused on trying to save his life’.
