Keyword: «evidence»

The article reveals the essence of the procedure applied in accordance with the legislation in force of the inquiry in the general order, points out shortcomings of the author’s appearance of this form of investigation of crimes. The grounds and conditions for conducting an inquiry are analyzed in a shortened form and its differences from the ordinary form of inquiry. Some provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law regulating the investigation of crimes in the shortened form of inquiry are criticized.

The article discusses the actual problems of using the results of operational investigative activities in the investigation of crimes. An analysis of the legislation on this issue has been carried out. Special attention is paid to the problems of legalizing the results of operational investigative measures within the framework of procedural evidence in a criminal case. The author proposes to fix the provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation recognizing the results of operational investigative activities as evidence in the procedural field.