Joseph Smith/Legal issues

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Criticism

A brief explanation of the criticism.

Response

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Conclusion

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

Further reading

FAIR web site

• Joseph I. Bentley, "Legal Trials of the Prophet: Joseph Smith's Life in Court" (2006 FAIR Conference presentation) FAIR link (Key source)

External links

• Joseph I. Bentley, "Legal Trials of Joseph Smith," in Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 4 vols., edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, (New York, Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 3:1346–1347.off-site
• Stephen R. Gibson, "Why Was Joseph Smith Jailed?," in One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers, 2005) ISBN 0882907840. off-site