On the issue of the specifics and classification of court decisions in criminal cases subject to appeal

This article is devoted to the analysis of the legal regulation and practical activities of the courts of appeal for the review of judgments in criminal cases. The author focuses on the specifics of court decisions in criminal cases subject to appeal. In particular, the author examines in detail the features of the appeal of both final and interim court decisions in criminal cases. In addition, in the presented scientific research, the author pays special attention to the legal analysis of some restrictions regarding the appeal of court decisions. At the same time, the author analyzes the positions of the higher courts regarding the appeal of court decisions in criminal cases, and also provides relevant examples from judicial practice. The methodological basis of this research consists of the dialectical method of scientific cognition, logical, comparative legal research methods, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction. The author focuses on the need to distinguish between final and interim court decisions in criminal cases, analyzing both the legislative definitions of these concepts and the doctrinal definitions of these terms. Moreover, the author substantiates the conclusion about the influence of this distinction on the procedure for appealing court decisions in criminal cases. The novelty of the presented scientific research lies, in particular, in the fact that a systematic legal analysis allowed the author to classify interim decisions of the court of first instance that have not entered into force, depending on the possibility of their independent appeal before the final court decision in the criminal case. In addition, the author's special contribution to the research of the topic of the systematization of legislative restrictions concerning the appeal of court decisions in criminal cases on appeal.

criminal proceedings, appeal proceedings, Court of appeal, second instance court, final court decisions, interim court decisions, appeal, appeals, appeal submissions, features of the appeal