PECULIARITIES OF LEGAL WRITING OF DRAWING UP A DECISION ON INDICTMENT AS A DEFENDANT
In modern practice of investigating criminal cases in the preparation of key service documents, such as a decision on indictment as a defendant, the significant elements of the crime and the algorithm for describing it are often ignored. It often leads to the return of criminal cases to pre-trial proceedings. The authors of the article emphasize the problematic issues of drawing up decisions on indictment as a defendant. They proposed the algorithm for correct describing the elements of the crime, taking into account the provisions of criminal and criminal procedural legislation. Based on the analysis of the practice of returning criminal cases to pre-trial proceedings as provided for in Articles 221 and 237 of the Russian Federation Code of Criminal Procedure, typical mistakes made by investigators in drawing up the decisions on indictment as a defendant, including mistakes in qualifications, were identified and ways of overcoming them were suggested