State of Arizona v. Peters

On May 24, 1941, Donald Peters and Herb Bechtel, defendants, together with one Clarence Hammons, were jointly informed against by the county attorney of Maricopa County for the crime of burglary. No demand was made for a severance, but when the case was called for trial, Hammons withdrew his plea of not guilty theretofore entered, and pleaded guilty, and the matter went to trial before a jury as against defendants alone. They were found guilty as charged by the jury and were sentenced, respectively, to serve terms in the state prison. After the usual motion for new trial was made and…