21.12.2004.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Senate, case No SKK-668/2004
A court, having invited one sworn advocate for two persons on trial in a case, whose defence interests do not match, has roughly violated conditions of the Paragraph Three Section 96 and Section 97.1 of the Latvian Criminal Procedure Code
19.12.2000.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-350/2000
A person who is acquitted by a judgment of a court of first instance against which a protest appeal has been filed by a prosecutor shall be a defendant in accordance with Article 95, Paragraph two of the Latvian Code of Criminal Procedure. The court of appellate has the right to choose a coercive measure for the defendant
12.12.2000.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-347/2000
The judgment is set aside because the district court denied the victim the opportunity to exercise the right to participate in the trial guaranteed to him in the Article 100, Paragraph three of the Latvian Code of Criminal Procedure
28.11.2000.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-328/2000
Judgments of both court instances are set aside because the courts had not established and investigated the circumstances relating to the defendant's mental health, and the defendant's rights of defense were not guaranteed by the court of first instance
23.05.2000.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-144/2000
The prosecutor's cassation protest is rejected because the appellate court had reasonably referred the criminal case for further pre-trial investigation. Parents cannot be recognized as the legal representatives of a minor in a criminal case if they have been deprived of parental authority by a court judgment
04.04.2000.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-76/2000
The judgment of the appellate court is set aside and the case is remitted for appeal, as the injured party had been denied the opportunity to exercise the rights provided by law, which could have affected the finding out of truth in accordance with Article 19 of the Latvian Code of Criminal Procedure
24.12.1999.
Assignment Hearing Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-377/1999
Under Article 99 of the Latvian Code of Criminal Procedure, the defendant may only dispense with a defense counsel on his own initiative
27.10.1998.
Assignment Hearing Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-351/1998
The defense of a defense counsel at a court hearing shall be permissible only on the defendant's own initiative
19.05.1998.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK- 177/1998
The offense provided for in Article 144 of the Latvian Criminal Code is completed with the moment of retention of property. A civil claim in a criminal case under Article 101 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Latvia is a claim for compensation for material damage caused by a crime
08.05.1998.
Assignment Hearing Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-169/1998
After reaching the age of majority, a minor victim shall exercise the rights and duties of the victim independently
04.11.1997.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-272/1997
The owner (lessor) of the car is also liable for material damage caused to third parties in case of violation of traffic safety regulations
21.03.1997.
Assignment Hearing Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-109/1997
The voluntary waiver of the defendant from the advocate at the court hearing does not violate the rights of the defense
10.03.1997.
Assignment Hearing Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-83/1997
Several persons who have jointly committed a criminal offense are jointly and severally liable for the damage
07.01.1997.
Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-6/1997
The accused's illiteracy is not a precondition for the participation of a lawyer in the case
08.11.1996.
Assignment Hearing Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-278/1996
On observance of the rights of the victim at the court hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 100 of the Latvian Criminal Procedure Code