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Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?
Pravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, 37 (2021), 1; 105-122. https://doi.org/10.25234/pv/13874
Martinović, Igor; Radić, Ivana

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Martinović, I. & Radić, I. (2021). Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?. Pravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, 37. (1), 105-122. doi: 10.25234/pv/13874

Martinović, Igor and Ivana Radić. "Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?." Pravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, vol. 37, no. 1, 2021, pp. 105-122. https://doi.org/10.25234/pv/13874

Martinović, Igor and Ivana Radić. "Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?." Pravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku 37, no. 1 (2021): 105-122. https://doi.org/10.25234/pv/13874

Martinović, I. and Radić, I. (2021) 'Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?', Pravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, 37(1), pp. 105-122. doi: 10.25234/pv/13874

Martinović I, Radić I. Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?. Pravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2024 November 24];37(1):105-122. doi: 10.25234/pv/13874

I. Martinović and I. Radić, "Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?", Pravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 105-122, 2021. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:118:914779. [Accessed: 24 November 2024]

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Title (english)Defendant’s confession at the main hearing in Croatian and comparative law: just another piece of evidence, guilty plea or a tacit agreement?
Title (croatian)Priznanje optuženika na glavnoj raspravi u hrvatskoj i poredbenopravnim sustavima: samo još jedan dokaz, priznanje krivnje ili prešutni sporazum?
AuthorIgor Martinović
AuthorIvana Radić
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
FACULTY OF LAW
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		SOCIAL SCIENCES
Law
Abstract (english)
The effects of a defendant’s confession are not the same in all legal orders. In civil law systems, confession is usually perceived as an ordinary piece of evidence, while in common law culture it is considered a guilty plea whose truthfulness is not to be questioned by the judge. However, this broad differentiation is not straightforward. In Croatia, if a defendant confesses to a criminal offence punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to five years at the main hearing and agrees to the sentence proposed by the prosecutor, the trial court is not allowed to impose a sentence higher than the one proposed by the prosecutor. This can motivate tacit agreements and unregulated negotiations between the parties after the main hearing has already begun, and it is unclear if the legislator had such a scenario in mind when enacting this provision. In order to elucidate these problems in a broader perspective, the authors have analysed Croatian, German, Austrian, French, Italian and English law, with an emphasis on the position of the defendant after a confession at the main hearing, the effects of the confession, the role of the court in further proceedings and the victim’s rights. After the comparative analysis, the authors presented their opinion on the current legal situation in Croatia, especially Art. 417a (6) and (7) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, together with a proposal for legislative changes.
Abstract (croatian)
Učinci okrivljenikova priznanja nisu jednaki u svim pravnim poredcima. U kontinentalnim pravnim sustavima, priznanje krivnje najčešće se tretira kao i svaki drugi dokaz, dok u common law sustavima istinitost okrivljenikova priznanja sud ne propituje. Međutim, to načelno razlikovanje ne vrijedi uvijek i svugdje. U hrvatskom pravu, ako se optuženik za kazneno djelo za koje je propisana novčana kazna ili kazna zatvora do pet godina na raspravi očituje krivim u odnosu na sve točke optužbe i suglasi sa sankcijom koju je predložio državni odvjetnik, sud mu u presudi ne smije izreći strožu kaznu od predložene. Takvo zakonsko rješenje može potaknuti prešutne dogovore i neregulirane pregovore između stranaka nakon što je rasprava već započela, a nije jasno je li to zakonodavac imao na umu kada je donosio ovu odredbu. Kako bi navedenu problematiku istražili iz šire perspektive, autori su u radu analizirali hrvatsko, njemačko, austrijsko, francusko, talijansko i englesko pravo, s naglaskom na položaju optuženika nakon priznanja na raspravi, učincima priznanja, ulozi suda u daljnjem postupku i pravima žrtve. Nakon usporedne analize, autori iznose svoje mišljenje o trenutačnom zakonskom rješenju u Hrvatskoj, a posebno o čl. 417.a st. 6. i 7. Zakona o kaznenom postupku i daju prijedlog zakonskih izmjena.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Review paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titlePravni vjesnik : časopis za pravne i društvene znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku
Numberingvol. 37, no. 1, pp. 105-122
p-ISSN0352-5317
e-ISSN1849-0840
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.25234/pv/13874
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:118:914779
Publication2021
Document URLhttps://hrcak.srce.hr/256834
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