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Fla. Killer Asks Judge to Spare His Life
By MITCH STACY
Associated Press Writer
AP Photo/CHIP LITHERLAND
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- A weeping Joseph Smith apologized Tuesday for the abduction, rape and murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia two years ago, telling a judge he had taken large amounts of cocaine and heroin that day in hopes of killing himself.
Smith told Circuit Judge Andrew Owens, who will sentence him to death or life in prison, "I do not ask for mercy for myself. The only thing I can see to give me a life sentence is for my family. I do not want to see them hurt any further."
How much did Carlie weep? How much mercy was shown to her and her family?
How fast can we execute this sack of shit?