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11.8. Evidence in the course of first instance proceedings

11.8. Evidence in the course of first instance proceedings

Jegyzet elhelyezéséhez, kérjük, lépj be.!

According to the Criminal Code, the first important procedural step for the whole of the evidence is the presentation of the indictment, which is carried out by the prosecutor at the request of the single judge or the president of the chamber.1 The representative of the prosecuting authority will usually briefly summarise the facts, the means of proof and the motion for sentence.

Jegyzet elhelyezéséhez, kérjük, lépj be.!

I agree with Fenyvesi that in the interest of “the symmetry of the trial”, the substantive reaction of the defender (the so-called “defence brief”) should then follow.2 This construction has not yet taken root in Hungarian legislation, although I would make it mandatory. Of course, the “statement of defence” would not have to recall the facts in the same detail, nor would it be necessary to refer to specific evidence (the defence in many cases has almost no means of proof at the first trial). Nevertheless, a minimum level of discussion of the charges, in particular the qualification of the offence and the defence’s preliminary statement of the position on the grounds for the sentence, would be required in this statement. That said, of course, any legal opinion expressed could be challenged and refuted later.

11.8.1. Special features of the interrogation of the accused at first instance

11.8.2. Special features of the examination of a witness at first instance

11.8.3. Peculiarities of expert evidence at first instance

11.8.4. The importance of documentary evidence and possible amendment of the charge before the plea

1 This will be done if it was not done during the preparatory meeting or if it is proposed by the victim because he or she was not present at the preparatory meeting. Otherwise, if the court has accepted the plea of guilty at the preparatory hearing, the court shall, instead of presenting the accusation, present the substance of the order made in this regard.
2 However, the author argues that the defence brief? should not be made mandatory, as it may not have anything to say in a given case. In Fenyvesi (2002) ibid. 253.
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