Collection and presentation of evidence by the defense counsel during the legal procedure with the participation of jurors

Purpose: On the basis of the criminal procedural legislation of the Russian Federation and the practice of its application, data of the criminal procedure science to analyze the problems of ensuring the right of the defense counsel to collect and present evidence in Russian criminal procedure. Methodology: Dialectical, historical, logical, systemic, formal-legal, comparative-legal methods were used. Results: The author of the article has analyzed: the legal nature and content of the procedural law of the defense counsel for collecting and presenting evidence in criminal procedure; problems of legislative regulation and law enforcement practice of ensuring this procedural right of the defense counsel and ways to overcome them. Novelty/originality/value: The article has a scientific value and practical significance as it examines contemporary problems of legal regulation and law enforcement practice of ensuring the procedural right of the defense counsel to collect and present evidence in Russian criminal procedure.