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| − | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Illegal in Nauvoo#M. Scott Bradshaw: "Joseph Smith could not have been properly convicted of adultery under the law of Illinois in 1844"|M. Scott Bradshaw: "Joseph Smith could not have been properly convicted of adultery under the law of Illinois in 1844"]]
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| − | {{:Question: Was Joseph Smith ever charged with adultery under Illinois law?}}
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| − | {{:Question: Were there any similar cases under Illinois adultery statute which demonstrate that Joseph was not breaking the law?}}
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| − | {{:Question: Why did Joseph Smith say "I had not been married scarcely five minutes...before it was reported that I had seven wives"?}}
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| − | {{Epigraph|Joseph Smith could not have been properly convicted of adultery under the law of Illinois in 1844. Illinois law only criminalized adultery or fornication if it was "open". Had Joseph lived to face trial on this charge, he would have had good reason to expect acquittal because his relationships with his plural wives were not open, but were kept confidential and known by a relative few. Given a fair trial on this indictment, Joseph could have relied on several legal defenses.<br>
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| − | :::::— M. Scott Bradshaw<ref name="defining">{{Article:Bradshaw:Defining Adultery/Full title|pages=}}</ref>{{Rp|402}}}}
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