Court Sets Marti Trial Date, Student Must Appear June 1

Cambridge District Court Judge Wendy Gershengorn set the trial date for an Adams House resident arrested by the Cambridge Police early April 10.

Fernando Marti '88-'89 must appear June 1 for trial on two charges of assault and battery on a police officer and one of being a disorderly person, public defender Helen Fremont said yesterday.

Personal Recognizance

Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III accompanied Marti to the morning arraignment. He could not be reached for comment on the case yesterday.

Although Marti did not formally answer the charges with a plea, the court automatically recorded a "Not Guilty" plea, Fremont said.

Marti is free on personal recognizance until the June trial.

The Adams House Committee co-chairman said Wednesday that he would soon change to another lawyer more experienced with cases involving the Cambridge police. Like Fremont, the new attorney will be assigned to Marti's case by the Committee for Public Counsel Services, a state agency.

The Cambridge Police officers, who were responding to a complaint about noise from a party, arrested Marti in Adams House early on April 10 after an argument that ended in a scuffle. While city police rarely enter Harvard-owned buildings, the patrolmen apparently thought they were in a private social club.