Criminal-Legal Correction of Institutions of Pre-Trial Criminal Proceedings on the Example of Art. 307 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: Accidental and Non-Accidental Consequences

The purpose of this article is to summarize the changes made to the criminal legislation and substantiate the need for criminal legal correction of some institutions of pre-trial proceedings. To solve this problem, on the basis of the list of amendments to criminal legislation given in the work, a comparative legal analysis of the definitions used is carried out, the impact of these changes on pre-trial criminal proceedings. In an effort to ensure the legality of decisions taken at the stage of initiation of a criminal case, the legislator has extended the possibility of bringing persons who may oppose the investigation to justice at the stage of initiating a criminal case. The presented article examines the influence of the norms of criminal law on the criminal procedural institutions of participation of an expert, specialist, witness and translator. It is noted that the exact application of Art. 307 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation can significantly change the criminal process, ensuring the collection of admissible evidence even before the initiation of a criminal case. The conclusion is made about the need for a preliminary comprehensive assessment of the provisions of criminal and criminal procedure law and the consequences of their changes and the inclusion in the content of Art. 307 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation includes three independent groups of information: the first of which is formed by information emanating from persons: conclusion and testimony of an expert, testimony of a witness and testimony of a victim; the second - the testimony of a specialist and the third - a knowingly false translation. The results of such a generalization can be used in the practical activities of the preliminary investigation bodies, for further theoretical research, the preparation of scientific papers and for solving practical problems in the field of criminal proceedings in standard and special conditions.

initiation of criminal proceedings, reform of criminal proceedings, criminal law, criminal procedure participation of an expert, participation of a specialist, participation of an interpreter, standard and special conditions