USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced George Hernandez, Jr. to death

Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced George Hernandez, Jr. to death. Prosecutors said Hernandez, 33, a Mexican Mafia member, shot and killed fellow gang member Jorge Ortiz in July 2004 because Ortiz was a snitch. A jury recommended the death penalty on Sept. 12, 2009 (see).