November 13, 1838

Richmond, Missouri
Over forty witnesses appeared at court and bore false witness against the Prophet.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:209-10
Joseph Smith History C1:858–860 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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