Expert in criminal proceedings

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If an expert has already conducted an examination in a criminal proceeding, can he be re-involved in the same proceeding? And what are the consequences of his participation in the case?

Lorina Fedan · Answer

Part 2 of Article 79 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine provides for a ban on the participation of a specialist and an expert in criminal proceedings if they conducted an audit, inspection, etc., the materials of which are used in these proceedings. This provision does not contain a ban on the repeated participation of an expert in the proceedings if he has already conducted an examination in the same criminal proceedings.

Expert in criminal proceedings

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