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Joseph Smith legal issues: Trials

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Joseph Smith and legal trials

• • 1826 trial for "glasslooking"—
    Brief Summary: Joseph Smith was brought to trial in 1826 for "glasslooking." Didn't Hugh Nibley claim that if this trial record existed that it would be "the most damning evidence in existence against Joseph Smith?" (Click here for full article)
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    • Was Joseph found guilty of being a "con man"?—
      Brief Summary: Was Joseph convicted of being a "con man" in a court of law in 1826? (Click here for full article)
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