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POWERS OF TRIAL COURT TO RE-QUALIFY ACTS INCRIMINATED BY PROSECUTION (65)

Author: Mindaugas Girdauskas
Topic category: Criminal Proceedings Law

The article provides at length an exploration of cases when an accused should be informed in advance about possible re-qualification of incriminated deed by trial court. This is fulfilled by analysis of foreign and international law, practice of the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court of Lithuania.