# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_September 3 4 2011_S65
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Appendix B
Decision of Final Hearing Panel
Names of Persons Involved:
Suspended Member:

___________________________

Synod President:

___________________________

Hearing Information:
•

[Provide date, place, and time of hearing(s); persons present; names of witnesses, if any; general
outline of hearing(s).]

Issues to Be Decided:
The main issue to be decided by the panel:
•

Should the suspension of
[name]
be upheld, or should the suspension not be
upheld and the full membership of the accused in the Synod be restored?

In order to answer the main issue, the following sub-issues were decided:
•

Was proper procedure followed by the President of the Synod in suspending the member of the
Synod (Constitution, Art. XIII 2; Bylaws 2.15.3–2.15.9.3)?

•

Was clear and convincing evidence provided to support the accusations that led to suspension?

•

Was the burden of proof for expulsion under Bylaw section 2.15 and Article XIII 1 of the
Constitution of the Synod met by the President of the Synod?

Summary of Decisions on the Issues:
•

The panel determined that proper procedure [was/was not] followed by the President of the
Synod in suspending the member of the Synod.

•

The panel determined that clear and convincing evidence [was/was not] provided to support the
accusations that led to suspension.

•

The panel determined that the burden of proof for expulsion under Bylaw section 2.15 and Article
XIII of the Constitution [was/was not] met.

•

Therefore, the panel has determined that the decision to suspend [should/should not] be upheld.

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