THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR IN ORDINARY APPEALS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Abstract

Research on the prosecutor’s participation in the trial stage of criminal proceedings, and on the prosecutor’s procedural powers and duties, remains of continuing relevance. This article examines the rules of criminal procedure and the legal doctrine governing the prosecutor’s participation, as the prosecuting party, in the trial stage, specifically in ordinary appeal proceedings. The research problem lies in providing a sound theoretical basis for how the prosecutor should participate in ordinary appeals and for the procedural steps the prosecutor is required to take at this stage. To this end, the article also proposes an algorithm of actions, framed as methodological guidance for prosecutors.