The Importance of Interim Judgments in Criminal Proceedings

The purpose of this study is to determine the meaning and role of interim court decisions in criminal procedural activity, their ability to influence the issuance of a legal, well-founded final court decision and the fulfillment of the purpose of criminal proceedings. The study made it possible to draw a conclusion about independent criminal procedural significance of interim court decisions, which consists in fulfilling the purpose of criminal proceedings in the course of pre-trial proceedings by creating a condition for the legal course of the investigation of a crime. Intermediate decisions ensure the rights and legitimate interests of participants in criminal proceedings in the preparation and consideration of a criminal case on the merits in order to make a legal, reasonable and fair final decision. To substantiate the independence of interim court decisions and their ability to influence the legality of the final court decision, examples from judicial practice are given where failure to issue an interim decision is the basis for canceling the sentence and sending the criminal case for a new trial.

interim court decisions, stages of criminal proceedings, legal value, justice, final decision