June 1845

Carthage, Illinois
State of Illinois v. Levi Williams, Jacob C. Davis, Thomas C. Sharp, Mark Aldrich and Thomas Grover. All defendants were acquitted for the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.
Sources: 
LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series 
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