Simplification of criminal case procedure and problems of procedural forms of proof

The reform process of the criminal procedure in Russia in the procedure-saving spirit witnessed in the recent years is admissible only because it provides sufficient guaranties of compliance of the new procedure with the designation and principles of criminal trialincluding the possibility of return to general (unabridged and not simplified) order of the trial. Wiithin this context the authors analyse and negatively evaluate the modern persistent tendency of the law administration to make procedural decisions on the basis of non-procedural data, which, being superficially similar to procedure-saving mode, provides with opportunity for abuse justification disguised as crime prevention.