Evaluation of forensic examination as evidence in criminal proceedings

The subject of this article is the importance of the conclusion of a forensic medical expert as evidence in criminal proceedings. The author analyzes the General provisions on forensic medical examination, and in particular, concludes that it is necessary to improve the legal definition of this type of examination. The main part of the study is devoted to the criminal procedure regulation of forensic medical examination, as well as the admissibility and reliability as the key criteria for the application of the expert's opinion as evidence. In particular, the author notes that the reason for the incompleteness of the study, as a result of which the expert's conclusion may not meet the criterion of reliability of the evidence, is the imperfection of procedural rules that determine the scope of competence of the expert. In this regard, it is proposed to amend article 57 of the criminal procedure code.