Fifth student this year opts for open honor trial; follows guilty verdict in open trial on Sunday The fifth student this academic year has opted to have an open honor trial, which will be held April 9.
According to Vice chair for Trials Stewart Ackerly, the Honor Committee is not permitted to release any information about the student before the trial.
Ackerly added that the student is allowed to switch to a closed trial up until the trial begins. Two of the previous four students who initially requested an open honor trial ultimately decided to close the proceedings to the public.
Open honor trials follow the same format as closed trials.
"The don't differ in any way other than the fact that its open to the public," Ackerly said.
Tickets for the trial will be available at the Newcomb Information Desk beginning April 3.
The Honor Committee will distribute 45 tickets, available on a first come, first serve basis.
Because the trial was reported before a spring election referenda altered the wording of the honor constitution, 'serious' rather than 'not trivial' will be used in the criteria for an honor offense.
As with any honor trial, if convicted, the student will be expelled from the University.
- compiled by Margaret Bonner
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