Value of Mental Element in Crime in Circumstance in Proof in Criminal Cases
Article is of undoubted scientific interest. It deals with the analysis of the mental element in crime as in circumstance in proof in the criminal case. The author examines the questions of the relationship of motives and targets of the criminal behavior of person, gives their classification. The author makes proposals on the improvement of legislation, in particular, about including in the number of circumstance in proof (article 73 of Criminal Proceedings Code of the Russian Federation), not only motive, but also the target of the criminal act