Missouri Constitution of 1820, art. 5, secs. 6–7; An Act to Regulate Proceedings in Criminal Cases [21 Mar. 1835], Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, pp. 474–475, art. 2, sec. 2–3.
Missouri Constitution, 1820. Record Group 5, Office of the Secretary of State. MSA.
The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, Revised and Digested by the Eighth General Assembly during the Years One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Four, and One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Five. . . . St. Louis: Argus Office, 1835.
An Act to Establish Judicial Districts and Circuits, and Prescribe the Times and Places of Holding Courts [17 Mar. 1835], Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, p. 163, sec. 15; An Act to Regulate Proceedings in Criminal Cases [21 Mar. 1835], Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, pp. 478–481, 489–492, arts. 3, 6; An Act to Establish Courts of Record and Prescribe Their Powers and Duties [7 Mar. 1835], Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, p. 155, sec. 8.
The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, Revised and Digested by the Eighth General Assembly during the Years One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Four, and One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Five. . . . St. Louis: Argus Office, 1835.
An Act to Establish Justices’ Courts, and to Regulate Proceedings Therein [21 Mar. 1835], Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, p. 348, art. 1, sec. 3.
The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, Revised and Digested by the Eighth General Assembly during the Years One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Four, and One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Five. . . . St. Louis: Argus Office, 1835.
Missouri law authorized the state supreme court, the circuit courts, and the county courts to issue writs of habeas corpus. County courts lacked criminal and civil jurisdiction but instead mostly dealt with probate and administrative matters for the county. (An Act to Regulate Proceedings on Writs of Habeas Corpus [6 Mar. 1835], Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, p. 297, art. 1, sec. 2; An Act to Establish Courts of Record and Prescribe their Powers and Duties [7 Mar. 1835], Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, pp. 156–157, sec. 15.)
The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, Revised and Digested by the Eighth General Assembly during the Years One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Four, and One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Five. . . . St. Louis: Argus Office, 1835.
Introduction to Documents, Volume 6: February 1838–August 1839.
Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason; Introduction to State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot; Introduction to State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods; Introduction to State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson; Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson; Introduction to State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder.
Documents, Volume 6, Introduction to Part 3: 4 Nov. 1838–16 Apr. 1839; Introduction to Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes; Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault; Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason.
Introduction to Boosinger v. JS et al. and Boosinger v. Cowdery et al.