Very often, preparatory proceedings end with an indictment and court proceedings with a court judgment. The basis for issuing the judgment may be only all the circumstances disclosed during the trial and are issued after the closure of the court and the meeting of judges adjudicating in the case. However, the announcement of the judgment may be postponed for a period of 14 days.

As a rule, there are convictions and acquittals - the final result of the proceedings.

Art. 413. § 1. Each judgment should contain:

1. designation of the court which issued it, as well as judges, lay judges, prosecutors and clerk,
2. date and place of examination and judgment,
3. name, surname and other data specifying the identity of the accused,
4. citing the description and legal qualification of the act which the prosecutor allegedly committed,
5. court decision
6. indication of the provisions of the criminal law that have been used.

§ 2. The conviction should also contain:

1. the exact description of the act assigned to the accused and its legal classification,
2. decisions on punishment and penal measures, compensatory measures and forfeiture, and if necessary - to include periods of detention on remand and other preventive measures

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[Legal status as at April 2020]