Topical issues of the preparatory part of the court session during criminal proceedings

This article discusses topical issues of the preparatory part of the court session in criminal proceedings. The relevance of the topic is due to the direct dependence of this stage on the effectiveness of the trial in the future. The article highlights key procedural actions, analyzes judicial practice and possible consequences when making mistakes at the preparatory stage. The conclusion of the article is a more thorough preparation for the initial stage of the proceedings, since it is on this that the correct decision of the criminal case in the court session depends.