April 7, 1837

Portage County, Ohio
State of Ohio v. Smith: Joseph Smith was ordered to appear and respond to charges of contempt of court for failing to appear pursuant to a subpoena in the case of State v. Auken.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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