Justice and equality of sorts in the Hyborean age

A young CONAN is accused of killing a wealthy man. One of his accusers explains the law to him.

"Remember the law, my black-haired savage- you go to the mines for killing a commoner, you hang for killing a tradesman, and for killing a rich man, you burn!"

From "The God in the Bowl"
Page 745. The Complete Chronicles of CONAN.

Meet CONAN the young thief

Arus the night watchman finds the the strangled body of the emporium's owner on the floor, then sees a young CONAN standing further down the corridor.

Arus saw a tall powerfully built youth, naked but for a loin-cloth, and sandals strapped high about his ankles. His skin was burned brown as by the suns of the wastelands, and Arus glanced nervously at the broad shoulders, massive chest and heavy arms. A single look at the moody, broad-browed features told the watchman that the man was no Nemedian. From under a mop of unruly black hair smoldered a pair of dangerous blue eyes. A long sword hung in a leather scabbard at his girdle.

From "The God in the Bowl"
Page 734. The Complete Chronicles of CONAN.