Judicial investigation in the court of appeal when reviewing final court decisions in criminal cases

The current practice of criminal appeals indicates the imperfection of legislative regulation in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation of this procedure in relation to final court decisions. The authors of the article believe that the reason for this is that the law does not provide for a mandatory judicial investigation in the court of appeal. The introduction of the judicial investigation as a mandatory element of the structure of the trial in the court of appeal will help achieve the objectives of the appeal proceedings, the realization by participants of this stage of the criminal process of their rights and legitimate interests, and ultimately - the achievement of the purpose of criminal proceedings.