May 11, 1838

Far West, Missouri
Joseph Smith attended the trial of William E. McLellin and Dr. McCord before the bishop’s court. Both were excommunicated.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:31
Joseph Smith History B1:796 
Joseph Smith, Journal, 11 May 1838 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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