Legal encyclopedia. Letter E

UNIQUE ACTIONS OF THE JUDGE

-procedural actions, which the judge performs without the participation of lay judges or other judges.

In criminal cases, the judge reviews cases of crimes for which punishment does not exceed 5 years of imprisonment. The judge has the right to initiate a private prosecution of a private prosecution alone and send him for investigation.

The judge, solely considering the case, can make a decision:

1) on the appointment of a court session;

2) on the return of the case for further investigation;

3) to suspend the proceedings;

4) on the direction of the case according to the jurisdiction;

5) on the termination of the case.

The judge is the presiding judge in the consideration of the case by the court. He directs the court session and the judges' meeting when passing judgment. In the jury, presiding:

1) removes from the proceedings evidence proven to be inadmissible by the jury;

2) draw up a question sheet and say a parting word;

3) solely conduct proceedings on the issues of qualification of the act, type and punishment;

4) pass sentence;

5) dissolve the jury.

The chairmen of the higher courts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation decide on the issue of protests against the verdict of the court in the order of supervision.