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THE MERCER CLUSTER
JANUARY 27. 1172
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The Dance will feature Roundhouie. ol Macon.
Mercer sponsors
drug Seminar
The greatest drug problem in
America ia alcohol, Dean Oliver
M. Littlejohn of Mercer
University’s Southern School of
Pharmacy in Atlanta said here
Thursday night at the second
session of a drug abuse seminar
on the Mercar campus..
The seminar, which will be
held three more nights, is
sponsored by the Middle
Georgia Council on Drugs.
Speaking in the Connell
Student Center, Dr. Littlejohn
said the second greatest drug
problem was smoking, then
narcotics, stimulants and
depressants.
Dr. Littlejohn, who has
counseled with heroin addicts at
The Aurora on Atlanta’s
"Strip”, said there were three
reasons why people take nar
cotics : resentment arising from
than a tree.
And w« ail ih*
green beauty we
get It a balm (or
the soul. Bleu -
a feeling of being inadequate or
discriminated against, out of
curiosity and on a dare.
"Almost all addicts have
some type of personal
problem,” he said, “More than
80 percent are male and more
than half of the 250,000 addicts
in the United States are blacks.
The majority live in un
derprivileged areas and half of
this number in the United States
live in New York City.”
He said the 250,000 figure was
his estimate and that others had
estimated less and some more.
"When you realize we have 8 to
10 million alcoholics in
America, this presents the
greatest problem.”
Availability has a great deal
to do with the abuse of drugs.
Dr. Littlejohn said. "A person
on drugs needs a great deal of
love.”
Describing narcotics as drugs
which produce sleep, stupor and
relieve pain, he said non
synthetic narcotics primarily
come from opium which was
known in the time of Moses.
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Judicial Committee
A. All infractions to bo bandied by the University Judlei'. Committee
shall be brought fo if through the office of the Dean of Students. AWS
Judicial Council, or Director of Men's housing.
B. All infractions snail be investigated by the office of the Dean of
Students. The committee itself shell not then be concerned with con
ducting a pre-trial investigation. However, in hearing an appeal, the
committee shall have access to all records concerning the case in the
lower court.
II. Trial
A. Conduct of Trial-*
1. Every trial shall be conducted by a quorum of seven (7) members,
with the Chairman presiding. The faculty advisor shall also be present.
He has no vote, but shall have the right to speak or to question when
recognized by the Chairman.
2. The Clerk shall take minutes of the proceedings.
3. A member of the Committee must disqualify himself in a case in
which he Is called as a witness.
4. The proceedings of a case shall be held in the utmost confidence
before, during, and after the trial. The committee should always, then,
have the rights of the accused foremost in mind. From the very begin
ning, the innocence of the accused should be assumed. To already have
assued his guilt is fo subvert the committee to a "Kangaroo Court." This
is not the function of the committee.
B. Call the committee to order Approximately 10-15 minutes prior to a
trial, the chairman shall call the committee to order for the purpose of
briefing the members on the case. This should consist primarily of giving
the name of the accused, a lost of the charges being brought against him.
and the name of the person (s) bringing the charges against the accused
(in the event that such a person shall be present at the trial). The briefing
session should not go into detail beyond the necessities proscribed above.
To do so would present the possibility of one's judging the accused before
his trial. Remember: Innocent, until proven guilty.
(The committee is now ready for fhe trial).
C. Call the accused before the committee.
1. Swear the accused in as he stands and raises his right hand. (A Bible
is not necessary to seal the oath).
Oath: l do solemnly swear that the information I am about to present
shall be the truth, the whole truth, and onthing but the truth.
2. Ask the accused whether he has been afforded all of fhe rights
guaranteed to him by the Judicial System of the University.
v 3. Ask the accused how he pleads. Generally, there are three
possibilities which exist: the accused may plead guilty, not guilty, or nolo
contendere. If a plea of "guilty" is entered, the committee may then,
upon examination of all evidence In fhe case, enter into executive session
to determine the sanction to be imposed In the case. If the accused
declares "nolo contendere" ("I do not wish to contest." The accused does
not make a defense for himself, but does oof declare guilt), the committee
snoil proceed with the basic trial procedure to render a decision In the
case. In the event of a "not guilty" plea, fhe committee shall continue
with full trial procedures.
O. Call In person bringing charges before the committee.
1. Swear the witness in as he stands and raises his right hand. (Oath is
same as for accused)
2. The person bringing the charges shall explain the circumstances
from which these charg s arose. He shall then pre&unt evidence in sup
port of the charges.
Note: In a case in which no witness appears before the committee to
formally bring charges against the accused, a written statement (cer
tified by the signature of the Dean of Students) of the charges and all
evidence pertaining to the case shall be read.
E. Questioning of Witness (es) and Accused.
Upon presentation of evidence in the case, members of the committee
and the faculty advisor shall have the right to question either the witness
o.- the accused concerning the case. This procedure should not
violate the rights of the accused or of the witness.
Reminder: Refusal to answer a question on the basis of self
incrimination is a basic right. Moreover, silence does not mean guilt.
F. Questioning of person (s) bringing charges by the accused. If the
accused and his counsel so desire, they shall now have the right fo
question the person (s) bringing the charges. This should be an orderly
process, recognizing the rights of both the witness and the accused
G% Presentation of evidence by the accused. The accused shall now
have the opportunity to produce evidence in his bahalf. including the
testimony of character witnesses (JJ. if necessary, remind the accused
that he Is still under oath and that prejury and willful omission of
evidence is a violation of the Judicial Code of the University. The com
mittee shall have the^ight to question concerning evidence presented
during this phase of th# trial. In most cases, this right will probably be
used to clarify evidence in fhe case.
H. Final Argument. The accused and his counsel may now make a final
argument to the committee if they so desire. Upon completion of this
phase, the committee shall enter into executive session to deliberate on
the case.
I. Verdict and Sentencing. The Judicial Committee, in executive
session, shall reach a verdict (guilty or not guilty). If the decision Is
against the accused, then the committee shall determine the sanction to
be Imposed.
J. Notification of decision to accused. The accused shall be brought in
and notified of the decision of the Judicial Committee. If the decision is
not in his favor, then he shall be advised of his right to appeal.
K. Dismiss the committee.
III. Post-trial.
A. A record of the trial proceedings, along with the case number, shall
be filed by the Judicial Committee. These files shall remain private, to be
used only for reference by fhe committee.
8 Only a conviction resulting in disciplinary suspension or dismissal
shall be entered on the student's permanent record at Mercer University,
in the event of such a conviction, the chairman of the committee shall
notify the proper University Personnel
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