November 29, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
City of Nauvoo v. Hunter: Thomas J. Hunter pled guilty in Nauvoo Municipal Court to charges of slandering Joseph Smith and was discharged. Hunter was fined $10 for contempt.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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