Facts of the Crime:
On October 10, 2003, Alfonso Martinez and Debra Pizano were on a first date and walking in a park when they were robbed and shot by Hin and Rattanak Kak. Pizano survived a graze wound to her head. Kak received life in prison without chance for parole, since he was only 16 at the time of the murder. Hin was also convicted for two other gang shootings during a two-month period surrounding this crime. The defense claimed that Hin was present for robbery, but denied committing the murder. The defense also focused on the fact that Pizano initially told police that she and Martinez were robbed by two black men.
Hin was sentenced to death in San Joaquin County on February 24, 2006.
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