NCJ Number
7452
Journal
International Review of Criminal Policy Issue: 29 Dated: (1971) Pages: 18-24
Date Published
1971
Length
7 pages
Annotation
PROSECUTORY PROCEDURE AND DEFENDANT RIGHTS AS ENVISIONED IN THE USSR'S 1958 PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LEGISLATION AND CODES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR, A HIGH RANKING SOVIET JURIST, EXPLAINS THE INDIVIDUAL STAGES OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION IN THE USSR FROM ARREST THROUGH APPEAL. HE OUTLINES THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PROSECUTOR, DEFENSE COUNSEL, THE COURTS, AND THE POLICE. SEVERAL POINTS IN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS, SUCH AS PRE-TRIAL DETENTION AND SEARCH AND SEIZURE, ARE EMPHASIZED TO DEMONSTRATE THE STATE'S RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED AND THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE.