Violations committed by participants in criminal proceedings during jury trials revealed by courts of cassation of general jurisdiction
- Authors: Lebedev I.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Russian State University of Justice
- Issue: No 11 (2023)
- Pages: 93-103
- Section: Criminal law studies
- Submitted: 25.01.2026
- Accepted: 25.01.2026
- Published: 15.11.2023
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2072-909X/article/view/375724
- ID: 375724
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Abstract
The article provides an overview of violations that serve as grounds for reversal of verdicts based on a jury verdict in courts of appeal, as well as the problems arising in judicial practice in identifying violations that are grounds for reversal of a verdict. The presented analysis of court practice is accompanied by examples which reflect the difficulties in the application by the courts of the relevant legal norms.
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Igor’ V. Lebedev
Russian State University of Justice
Author for correspondence.
Email: ig170297@mail.ru
Postgraduate Student
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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