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Convicted killer James Herard dares judge to give him death sentence over Dunkin’ Donuts murders

Mike Gallagher

Sep 15, 2014 - 05:34

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Convicted killer James Herard dares judge to give him death sentence over Dunkin’ Donuts murders

Convicted murderer ... James Herard in court on Friday daring the judge to give him the death penalty. Source: Supplied

MOST people would plea for their life if faced with death.

But a convicted murderer has instead dared the judge to sentence him to execution.

James Herard, 25, from Florida was convicted in May over a series of Dunkin’ Donuts robberies that left two people dead. The jury recommended he be given the death penalty.

During sentencing on Friday at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Herard denied his involvement and made a point of repeating that not everyone who gets the death penalty is guilty.

Prosecutors say Herard didn’t pull the trigger but encouraged the shooter to kill one of the victims.

“Honestly and truly, I’m not asking you to spare me,” Herard said in the courtroom on Friday, according to NBC Miami.

“Go ahead and do what you gonna do. I pretty much dare you to give me the death sentence because I’m innocent.

“I’m actually hoping you give me the death penalty because I know the Supreme Court won’t allow me to die for something I didn’t commit.”

Herard was previously convicted of the murder of 58-year-old Kiem Huynh in 2008 during the string of violent donut-store robberies. He received a sentence of life imprisonment for Huynh’s death.