Judicial investigation in a jury trial as a way of communication between participants: procedural features and modern possibilities

Abstract

The Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation establishes several forms of consideration and resolution of criminal cases in the court of first instance. One of the forms of criminal proceedings is the consideration of cases with the participation of jurors. This form has its own procedural features, due to the delimitation of competence between a professional judge and a jury. Features are typical for the judicial investigation, which, as the main form of communication between the participants in the process, begins with the opening statements of the parties and has a limitation on the evidence examined in the presence of the jury. The article analyzes these features from the point of view of theory and established judicial practice, provides recommendations for successful interaction with jurors. It is stated that the procedural features entail the use of a special tactic for presenting evidence to the jury, the need to simplify, visualize evidentiary information. It is concluded that in order to simplify and visualize the available information, it is currently necessary to use modern technical developments and achievements.