REASONS FOR JURIES PASSING ACQUITTALS (BY THE EXAMPLE OF JUDICIAL PRACTICE OF DISTRICT COURTS OF THE UDMURT REPUBLIC)

Abstract

In the article, the authors consider the points of view of scientists regarding additions to the criminal procedure code of the Russian Federation that grant powers to district courts to consider criminal cases with the participation of jurors. Using concrete practical examples, the author analyzes the reasons for the acquittal of jurors in the district courts of the Udmurt Republic. Having come to reasonable conclusions, the authors suggest that public prosecutors take additional organizational and methodological measures when preparing for the consideration of criminal cases by a court with the participation of jurors. Some of the proposals have been tested in practice and have allowed prosecutors to prepare more carefully for court sessions than to avoid professional and tactical mistakes that lead to acquittal verdicts. Taking these measures into account, in the new criminal cases, the jury returned a guilty verdict, which formed the basis of the guilty verdict, in particular, despite the appeal supported by a higher court.