Distinguishing features and grounds for classification of electronic evidence in criminal proceedings
To date, discussions about the form, essence and content of the phenomenon of electronic evidence have not subsided in the science of criminal procedure. Within the framework of this article, the author makes an attempt to identify the distinctive features of electronic evidence, which make it possible to declare the independence of this type of evidence along with the evidence defined by the legislator in Part 2 of Article 74 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. Also, according to the results of the analysis of the doctrine of the criminal process, the argument is confirmed that the classification adopted for traditional evidence may apply to electronic evidence.