THEORETICAL PROBLEMS OF EVIDENCE EVALUATION BASED ON INNER CONVICTION IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
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The article is devoted to researching the theoretical problems of OF evidence evaluation based on inner conviction in criminal procedure based on the analysis of Articles 95 and 951 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The concept of internal conviction was analyzed, the criteria for evaluating evidence (relevance, permissibility, reliability, and sufficiency) were investigated, and the problems of their application were identified. The grounds for recognizing evidence as inadmissible, including evidence obtained through torture, falsified evidence, and evidence obtained in violation of the right to defense, as well as the 2024 novelty on the inadmissibility of electronic data obtained without the participation of a specialist, were thoroughly examined. Based on statistical data from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a decrease in the share of acquittals for the period 2020-2025 was revealed, which may indicate the presence of an accusatory bias in the formation of judges’ internal convictions. Comparative legal analysis revealed the advantages and disadvantages of the continental and Anglo-American models of evidence assessment. Practical recommendations include introducing additional procedural guarantees to enhance the objectivity of internal conviction, legally establishing mandatory elements of sentence motivation, introducing rules on the inadmissibility of derivative evidence, and reforming the system for evaluating judges’ activities.