DOI: https://doi.org/10.33994/kndise.2023.68.28

O. Ruzhyi

The publication is devoted to the scientific analysis of the criteria for evaluating the testimony of the participants in criminal proceedings at the trial stage. It has been established that the court is the only subject of evaluation of testimony of participants in criminal proceedings as an element of the proof process in the court of first instance. It was concluded that the evaluation of the evidence, in particular those contained in the testimony, from the point of view of propriety, admissibility, and reliability is carried out in relation to each investigated evidence and as a result creates a holistic perception of the circumstances of the criminal offense based on the entire volume of collected evidence.

Key words: trial, testimony, evaluation of evidence, propriety, credibility, admissibility, sufficiency.