Name: Missouri’s Third Attempt to Extradite Joseph Smith
Uploaded: 2026-02-05T14:48:52.749610212Z
Duration: 1970-01-01T00:04:20.176Z
Description: Historian David W. Grua explains how Joseph Smith used habeas corpus to be discharged from arrest and avoid extradition to Missouri.

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Missouri’s Third Attempt to Extradite Joseph Smith

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Historian David W. Grua explains how Joseph Smith used habeas corpus to be discharged from arrest and avoid extradition to Missouri. 

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