Wrong operation of a vehicle or other by vehicle without the purpose of theft (article 166 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and vehicle theft (art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation): separate provisions of criminal legal and criminalistic characteristics

The problem of qualification of two crimes is considered: the unlawful seizure of a car or other vehicle with the aim of theft and without the purpose of theft, the objective and subjective aspects of the crimes are revealed, a comparison is made according to the criminal law and criminalistic signs of car theft and theft. The qualification problem of these compounds is relevant, because failure to overcome it leads to investigative and judicial errors in practice.