August 28, 1834
Kirtland, Ohio
During a special council assembled for the trial of Sylvester Smith, Joseph Smith was cleared of Sylvester Smith’s false accusations from the Zion’s Camp march.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:150-60
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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