Annotation

The criminal procedure is characterized by a pronounced public nature, focusing on resolving a specific legal conflict between society and the individual, while also serving a preventive function by protecting society from unlawful encroachments in the future. In resolving this conflict, special importance is attributable to the court’s activities in examining and evaluating the information of evidentiary significance presented by the parties, transforming this information into evidence, as well as taking actions to independently gather evidence through investigative procedures, since the primary objective of the consideration of a criminal case on the merits by court is to deliver a lawful, justified, and fair sentence or other ruling. In this article, the author continues the review of the introduction of standards of proof in criminal proceedings and their impact on further development of the institution of proof in criminal proceedings.