Conviction as one of the means of criminal responsibility

The legal institution of conviction as one of the means of criminal responsibility is analyzed. Questions about the concept of a conviction, its signs and legal consequences are considered. The precondition, basis and procedure for cancellation and expungement of a conviction are analyzed. It was demonstrated features of cancellation and expungement of a conviction in case of early release of a person (fully or partly) from the sentence imposed by the court or its commutation with a less or more severe forms of punishment, in the case of conviction of a person for a set of criminal offenses and a set of sentences, as well as in cases of conviction of persons who committed a criminal offense as a minor.