Indirect evidence in criminal proceedings

This article analyzes the features of the assessment of circumstantial evidence in criminal proceedings. Emphasis is placed on the definition of criteria for the admissibility of circumstantial evidence. It is indicated that on the question of at what stage of criminal proceedings the assessment of evidence takes place, a unified position has not been developed in science at the present time. The author comes to the conclusion that the assessment of circumstantial evidence should be carried out at all stages of proof. In particular, if at the stage of the preliminary investigation the assessment of the evidence is not carried out in a timely manner, then it is possible not to attach importance to it and miss it.