June 9, 1841

Monmouth, Illinois
Joseph Smith was represented at his hearing by Orville H. Browning, who eloquently defended him.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 4:369
Joseph Smith History C1:1205–1207 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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