Fundamentalūs pasvarstymai apie gynėjo teisę savarankiškai rinkti gynybai reikšmingus duomenis

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Baudžiamasis procesas; Baudžiamojo proceso teisė; Gynėjas; Gynėjo teisė savarankiškai rinkti įrodymus; Teisė gintis; Criminal Procedure Law; Criminal procedure; Defence lawyer.

ENThe article analyses Lithuanian constitutional jurisprudence regarding questions on right for defense and right to have an attorney, including questions about purpose of participation of attorney in criminal case. Also the discussions about fundamental aspects (method of legal regulation, principles of activity, legal limits) of the right of attorney independently gather significant for defense data is presented. Under these discussions the criterions which warranty the reality and effectiveness of this right are formulated. Under the Constitution attorney at the same time represents private interests and rights of accused persons and public interest for honest criminal procedure therefore the performance of independent investigation and presentation of its results should be performed strictly in compliance with principles of law and professional ethics. Before performing of active procedural activities attorney should evaluate his obligation not harm the position of defendant (principle primum non nocere).There should be mentioned, that after independent investigation, the factual data illegally gathered - gathered in form directly forbidden by law - by attorney may become unreliable as evidence only in cases if violations of human rights or legal orders make the data gathered doubtful and these doubts may not be eliminated by performance of criminal procedures foreseen in criminal procedure code. The data gathered independently by attorney should be documented in such way that the origin of the information is clear and there would be possibilities to check it by performance of the procedures foreseen in criminal procedure code. Also the gathering of the information by independent investigation should be performed in forms traditional to pretrial investigation. [text from author]

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