Bosnia and Herzegovina

Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART TWO - COURSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER XXII - THE VERDICT

Section 2 – TYPES OF VERDICTS

Article 285 - Guilty Verdict

(1) In a guilty verdict, the Court shall pronounce the following:

the criminal offense for which the accused is found guilty along with a citation of the facts and circumstances that constitute the elements of the criminal offense and those on which the application of a particular provision of the Criminal Code depends;

the legal name of the criminal offense and the provisions of the Criminal Code that were applied;

the punishment to which the accused is sentenced or released from punishment under the provisions of the Criminal Code;

a decision on suspended sentence;

a decision on security measures and forfeiture of property gain and a decision on return of objects (Article 74) if such objects have not been returned to their owner or the possessor;

a decision crediting pretrial custody or time already served;

a decision on costs of criminal proceedings and on a claim under property law, and the decision that the legally binding verdict shall be announced in the press, or radio or television;

(2) If the accused has been fined, the verdict shall indicate the deadline for payment, or way to substitute the fine in case the accused fails to pay.

Keywords

Determination of sentence



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