People v. Chin Non

The defendant is one of five Chinamen who were jointly accused of the murder of Jeong Him. One of his co-defendants—Sing Yow—was first tried, convicted, and sentenced to death, and the opinion of this court affirming that judgment will be found reported in 145 Cal. 1. This defendant was afterwards convicted on the same charge, and his appeal is based in part upon assignments of error which were held insufficient in the former case. As to those matters nothing further need be said here. The remaining points, so far as they require discussion, will be made clearer by a preliminary statement of…