Page Eight SCARLET AND BLACK Friday) October [9, I962 Women '5' low court elaborates ground rules The Woman‘s Primary Court would like to offer the follows ing Clarification of its method of operation in order thzit stun dents may better understand this branch of their government and in order that the Court may proceed more eifieienll)’ and eii'cctil'cly. Any questions which are left unanswered by the (ol— iowing statement {nay bl: directed to the Chief Magistrate. Myrna Sillnption, and will be welcomed. I. CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Because the W'omen's Primary Court deals with Cases of two distinct types, there are two different pi'oeedui utilized, The two types of cases might be labelled “minOl and "major," based upon the relative weighting of the offenses involve , but the chief distinguishing feature is the nature of the evidence available. Minor Cascs are those involving “primn fncic" evidence, that which inconlcsiablv establishes lhc guih of the defendant. (c. g. lalcncss cases, wherein a card signed upon late entry is the available evidence). The question in these cases is one of the circumstances behind the late enli-y, for example, and a hearing is held to determine the degree of responsibility of the defendant within the snuafion, In these cases (he prosecutor is not necessary. However. witnesses may be produced by the de» fendant. Cases falling into this category are late entries and sign-in or signvout violations. those winch consiiuiic ihc orci» whelming majority of the Court's transactions. Major Cases are those where there is a question of the guilt of the defendant, where there is no such incontestablc evidence as a form signed by the defendant. In these cases a prosecutor presents evidence on behalf of the Executive Branch in the effort to establish guilt and ordinary trial pre- ccdul'e is followed as it is outlined below. II. PROCEDURE BY “’HICH A CASE COMES TO THE COURT A. A charge is filed by the apprehending officer with the AWS Board. ’ B. The AWS Board eltlrilics the charge and scnds it to the Court Secrelai‘yi through the olticc of the Dean of Women: C. The Cfiurt Secretary notifies the defendant of (hc charges and the date of the hearing, and obtains a preliminary plea D. The Court Secretary notifies the Prosecutor of the plea in order that she may prepare for a hearing if the plea is “guilty" or a trial if the plea is “not guilty". (In cases of the “minor" type the evidence e.g. the late entry card signed by the (lefendantris Sent directly to the office of the Dean of Women by the Night Check Monitor and from there is forwarded to the Court), III. ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS FOR A TRIAL OR HEARING Reading of the Court Statement. Reading of the Notice of Apprehension. including specific charge from the Women's House Rulcs Cori-eclions of the Charge as stated. Pleas — guilty or not guilty. Opening statements — to be a simple summarv of the incident emphasizing (be basis for the argumcn. l. Prosecutor 2. Defendant Supporting evidence __ presentation of witnesses. l. Witnesses for the prosecution 2. a. Direct examination by prosecuior b. Cross-examination by defendant 3. Witnesses for the defense a. Direct examination by the defendani b. Cross-examination by the prosecutor Final statemcnts _ summary of argument. 1. Defendant 2. Prosecutor Statement by Court. —— Closing. IV. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEFENDANT A. Notification of charge will be made available to the (le- i fendant at least one week prior to the hearing of the case EA the A. B. C, D. l ccpt for Violations occurring within one week of commenceri l ment. 1 B. The defendant must notify the Secretary of the Court wiflr . in the time specified on the Notice of Charge and Hearing if she wishes to appear of behalf of ler defense. If she does not nppcar shc will he assumed guilly and will be penalized ac- eordingly. (In special instances there may be granted extenr sions 0[ time for preparation of defense. Wiiucn rcquesis for such extensions must be received by the Court Sccicfary ihrcc days before lhc scheduled hearing and reasons should he enum— erated.) C. The defendant may seek the aid of any olhci- member of ilie student body in presenting her defense (The Court would suggest that either the dcfcndant or her representative Contact the Chief Magistrate for an explanation of Court procedures well ahead of the hearing in the infci-csi of his presenting the most: effective defense After December l there will be a l i have been violated or that in somc way iusticc has not been served. Appeals must be in writing. addressed to chc Chief Jusn iica of the High Court (with a copy to the Secretary of the I’llrna Court) and rcccived within (hi-cc days oi the defend- ani‘s receipt of (he decision, I. Penalities may be alicrcd in form (in. one night of con finenlent substituted for anolhcr night) by ihc House Presi- dent of the defendant. Any changes in substance (eg. length of (he penalty, substitution of two week nighls for one week» end night, etc.) must be made bv the Chief Magistrate, CLARIFICATIONS OF THIS. COUKT‘S POSITION A The Women's Primary Court is a student court, ins' tuted (o eneouiage conlorimty with our student rules, as legis lated by the Senate, We cannot, fhcrcforc, integrally involve sfaff personnel such as Housemothers in Court proceedings. B. In cases where [he only defense witness is the defendant herself and where the arresting officer is a duly empowered student official, the word of this otticcr will be Considered to establish the Circumstances unless the Court rules that the situation was one in which the officer might reasonably have been mistaken. C. Precedents ensure Continuity of the law and equal treat— ment of identical Cases Precedents, however, are not to be V. Considered binding for all violations of simply the same rule,’ thereby introducing rigidity and injustice into the system. D. Information given by the deIendant to a member of the Administration or other College Staff personnel in private con» fel'eiice will not be considered admissable evidence for the pros ecution. E Enforcement of Court imposed penalties is a function of the Evccufn-c Branch. since strict. supervision in pcnaliics such as hail conhncincni would place a burden on the executive oiiicar equal to (hai on the dcfcndani, it is e pected that pen- aiucs will be accepted and served voluntarily with minimum supervision and maximum rospccl for the integrity of the ins (lividuals involved. F Cooperation with (he Court and our Student Government Association is nccessm-y for ihc cxisicncc and effective opera~ (ion of these systems if is expected. therefore, that anyone who pleads “not guilty" buf is subsequently proven guilty by the evidence will he subiccf to a more severe penalty. Please save (his statement in order that you may re it in the future. \VOMEN'S PRIMARY COURT Myrna Suinpti u, Chief Magistrate — Ex. 531 Anne Young. Secretary — Ex. 554 King's 'Thousancl Lives Away" accepled by Bri+ish publisher Winston L. King (clean 0[ the "Buddhism and Chrisiianiiy.” chapel) has signcd a coniraci, published this year by Web for publication oi a book iiiicd;nunisier, will have a British "A Thousand Lives Away" Itiedition by Georgc Allen and will be published in nboui isiUi-iwin in the near future. months in England by Bruno; All (hi-cc walks are partly Cassirer of Oxford. ibased on the rumors experience ( “WW-'4? ’and study in BLilma during the Court-appointed defender available to anyone wishing assista i ance.) D. The dcfendanl may produce any witnesses necessary to her defense. E The defendant shall have the right to a closed only magistrates, secrcfai-y, prosecutor. defendant. and spec- i icd witnesses present, if she so desires F. The specific charges against the defendant will he restated at the beginning of each trial or hearing. hearing. ‘ G. The Court's decision will be made available to the defcndc ani within five days of the hearing. H. As outlined. in Article III, Section J of the SGA Consti' Iution, the defendant has the rigl' f' appealing 2i Primary Court. decision to the High Court Ii i'ccls th' Sr. Paul's Student Cen'ler EPISCOPAL O SUNDAYS—7:30 n.ln., 9 mm. and 4:30 villi. O \VEDNESDAYS—Tzol) n.m., Eucharist 0 DAILY OFFICES — 7:30 am" 4:30 pm. Continental Breakfast after all morning so Fri Proble, Chaplain Fr. Gil Don't Envy Episcopalians Be one! .im, Virili- hci- rights Cassirer is also investignc ing the possibility of an Amer ican edition of this hook. which is a group of essays on ‘ contemporary Burmese Buds g dilisim, and a British edition or another book by Dean King, "In the Hope of Nibbnnn," ‘ which is being; published next year by Open Court. A (bird book by Dean King. . ipcriod from 1958 to 1960 while ion leave from (he colicgc. PATRONIZE YOUR ADVERTISERS fer tol % AWS Board changes ‘Ialeness penalty Beginning Monday. the AssoA .clalcd Women Students Board iwlll hold one of its two sched- luicd weekly meetings at .o .m. in Main lounge. The Boaid is setting a precedent in this .way, because it feels that stu< idcnts have been hesitant to at- fcnd the open meetings previous- ‘ly held in Dean Cardncrs suite. l The change has been made at this time to encourage nt- fcndancc and discussion or i. legislation revisions by as ; many women students as 1105‘ i slbic. l At lhls week's meeting (he Board announced the appoint— ‘mcnl of Karen A. Johnson as the new Quardangle Music chairman. Regulations for the first ch. lnesday night opcn dorms were ialso presented. 3 CHANGES IN THE lateness penalty proposed by the primary ‘court were accepted by the ‘Board, Article ll, section A Can— lcernlng lateness has been ailer— ed so that the normal penalty for a first oflcnsc is a restriction .lo “loggia closing hours for one iwcek" in place of “hall confine merit.” The changes must ncxi receive approval by the Senaic, A problem of proper bicycle organization was also brought ibefore the Bus: Board mem- ‘hers in turn car cd the discus. Zsion of need for bicycle racks lte the ivoeldy- housemccilngs, Doppmanns to‘ be heard on WOI-AM on Oct. 23 Radio station WOLAM in Ames (640 kc.) is broadcasting a series of programs produced by Grinnell College. The pro— grams can be heard on Tiles- days at 4:15 pm. Next week, on October 23. ‘Camilla Doppmann (music) cola ‘iisf, and the Grinnell Chair. will perform works by Debus- sy and snuiz. 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