USA - California. Judge James S. Hawkins sentenced David John Reed, 52, white, to death.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge James S. Hawkins upheld the jury’s Sept. 29 recommendation that David John Reed, 52, white, be put to death. Reed was convicted Sept. 8 of 1st-degree murder in the March 9, 2004 death of Ricky Mosley, 34, black, and jurors found true a special circumstance allegation that the killing was a hate crime.