Paul Manger '97, Peter Navarro '98 and Josh Winterhalt '97, the three Dartmouth students charged with marijuana possession, were arraigned yesterday at the Hanover District Court.
Winterhalt pleaded not guilty, Navarro pleaded guilty and Manger pleaded no contest, said Hanover Clerk of Court Darcy Stearns.
Navarro and Manger were fined $360 for misdemeanor possession.
Winterhalt is scheduled to go to court May 22.
Manger and Winterhalt were arrested April 2, after tests revealed the material seized from their rooms in Bones Gate fraternity over Winter Carnival weekend was marijuana.
David Puritz '96, also a member of Bones Gate, was arrested for possession of marijuana and LSD.
None of the students could be reached for comment.
Hanover Police Captain Chris O'Connor said Puritz has hired a lawyer. Puritz will be arraigned May 22.
O'Connor said the students' fines were relatively light.
"The two students could have been fined up to $1,200," he added. "This will go on their record."
Navarro and Manger can apply for an annulment or expungement of the charge from their record three years after the date of conviction, O'Connor said.
O'Connor said the judge entered the plea of not guilty because Winterhalt insisted he was innocent.
"Winterhalt attempted to enter a plea of nolo contendere while proclaiming his innocence," O'Connor said. "The judge rejected that, so the plea of not guilty was entered."
Dean of the College Lee Pelton declined to comment on possible disciplinary action.
"As you know, I cannot speak about whether or not the College is taking disciplinary action against individual students," he said.
"However, students are held responsible for obeying local, state, and federal laws," Pelton said. "Students who fail to do that are subject to disciplinary action by the College."
The College will also consider whether Zeta Psi fraternity, where Puritz is a member, and Bones Gate will face College discipline.
"What we have to decide is whether or not there is sufficient evidence to suggest that there is some kind of corporate responsibility," he said. "We do have a group accountability standard."
If there was a breach of conduct the Office of Residential Life will handle the fraternity adjudication, Pelton said. The Committee on Standards only adjudicates individual violations.
