On the issue of the model of appeal proceedings in criminal cases

In 2022, the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation was amended to regulate the procedure for appeal proceedings. Due to this fact, it became necessary to consider the issue of the appeal model currently existing in the country. In this article, the amended provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure are analyzed, the points of view on the question of the possibility of classifying domestic appeal proceedings to a full appeal are considered. Conclusions are drawn that allow us to attribute the appeal proceedings as a whole to a mixed model, but at the same time the consideration of appeals and submissions to interim court decisions to an incomplete appeal, taking into account the fact that its existence is possible without worsening the situation of the parties in the criminal case.