25-LIFE IN TROY MURDER MAYNARD SAYS HE'S INNOCENT.(Local)

Byline: Laurie Anderson Staff writer

A 20-year-old Troy man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Thursday by Rensselaer County Judge M. Andrew Dwyer Jr. on two counts of second- degree murder.

David Maynard, who is serving time for an unrelated charge, was sentenced to the maximum penalty in state prison for the August 1984 slaying of Benjamin "Buddy" Friedman of Troy.

"You sentenced somebody who didn't do it," said Maynard, in a low voice as he looked up at the judge. "You destroyed my life. My friends, family, mother, father, nobody wants anything to do with me."

"That flag is supposed to stand for liberty and justice and I have …