December 22, 1843

Nauvoo, Illinois
State v. Eagle: On a complaint of Joseph Smith, John Eagle was charged with robbery and assault with the intent to kill Richard Badham. The defendant was discharged for want of evidence. The case was heard before Justices of the Peace Aaron Johnson and Robert D. Foster.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters,  Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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