April 22, 1835
Geauga County, Ohio
State of Ohio v. Smith: The parties appeared by their attorneys in Justice of the Peace Court before Justice of the Peace Lewis Miller. The charge was sustained; Joseph Smith was ordered to post bail in bonds of $200 and to appear at Court of Common Pleas.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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