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The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court determined the procedure for appellate review of an acquittal verdict concerning a person who died before its start.
A statement by Велика Палата Верховного Суду. Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway.
Велика Палата Верховного Суду визначила порядок апеляційного перегляду виправдувального вироку щодо особи, яка померла до його початку
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If an accused person dies after an acquittal verdict has been appealed, the appellate court closes the appellate proceedings (or, where the verdict concerns several persons, closes them in the part concerning the deceased) on the basis of Art. 8, part 6 of Art. 9, point 5 of part 1 of Art. 284, and Art. 417 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, except where the verdict was appealed by the defense as to the motives and grounds for acquittal and close relatives or family members of the deceased insist on continuing consideration of that appeal.Велика Палата Верховного Суду · statementThe Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court reached this conclusion.supremecourtua · statementThese conclusions were made by the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court.supremecourtua · statementThis conclusion was made by the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court.Велика Палата Верховного Суду · statementThe joint chamber of the Criminal Cassation Court within the Supreme Court reached these conclusions based on its review of case No. 766/12788/24.ОП ККС ВС · statementThe Supreme Court approved Explanation No. 2 on certain issues of courts' application of Article 455 of the Civil Procedure Code.Верховный Суд · statement