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Man Enters Plea In Attempted Murder/Hate Crime Case

Written by KEY News Staff

Story Created: Feb 1, 2012 at 4:31 PM PDT

Story Updated: Feb 1, 2012 at 5:12 PM PDT

Santa Barbara - A man who attacked a male employee at a restaurant because of his sexual orientation entered a plea in court Wednesday.

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office says Curtis Martin pled no contest to first degree attempted murder and admitted a hate crime allegation.

In September 2010, Martin stabbed a male employee twice in the neck, telling detectives he did it "because he's gay, I don't like gay people...I hope he dies."

Martin is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 8. He faces a 26 years to life sentence.
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