November 14, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Nauvoo City Ordinance: Outlined the right of an imprisoned individual to apply for a writ of habeas corpus and the rights of the Municipal Court to grant or reject that application.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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