The Honor Committee approved a bylaw at last night’s meeting limiting the number of days an accused student has to request a change in the type of jury hearing his or her case.
Under the new bylaw, if the accused would like to change the type of jury panel, he or she must submit a request in writing to the vice chair for trials at least 14 days before the trial date. Previously, there was no regulation stating until what point accused students could request a change in the jury panel.
Committee Chair Jess Huang said the change was necessary to ensure the accused would still have a fair and balanced jury if he or she requested a different jury panel.
“We really need advance notification,” Huang said. “It’s just not feasible to change the composition of someone’s jury a week in advance.”
Accused students can choose to have their cases heard by a jury panel comprised of Committee members and randomly chosen students, a panel of Committee members only or a panel of only randomly selected students.
Huang noted, however, that if the accused requests a change in the type of jury with less than 14 days until the trial date, the Committee will make an effort to accommodate the student’s request.
“We can always go above and beyond what we have in our bylaws,” Huang said. “If it’s feasible and it’s something we can do, we will absolutely try.”
The bylaw passed with 21 in favor and one abstention.
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