June 5, 1837
Kirtland, Ohio
State of Ohio on complaint of Newel v. Smith: Joseph Smith was brought before the Court of Common Pleas. The court, upon hearing the evidence, discharged him at the cost of the state.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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