B.W.L. Sam v. State

— B. W. L. Sam, Shew Chin, Gee King Long, Jew Har and Wong Lung were jointly informed against by the county attorney of Mohave county for the crime of murder. They entered pleas of not guilty, and B. W. L. Sam and Shew Chin were each tried separately, the other defendants being tried jointly before a third jury. In each case a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree was returned, and the death penalty was fixed for all of the defendants. They were each duly sentenced to he hanged, and have appealed to this court.

There were three separate appeals filed, that of B. W. L. Sam v. State,…