The Admissibility of Evidence in Latvian Criminal Proceedings

This article is dedicated to issues regarding the admissibility of evidence in Latvian criminal proceedings. As a quality the admissibility of evidence is the second step that is evaluated to determine if the case material can be used in criminal proceedings. The article is devoted to the procedural instrument of admissibility of evidence and evaluation of absolute nature of exclusionary rules set in Article 130(2) of the Latvian Criminal Procedure Law. This article provides the procedural understanding of exclusionary rules and its relation to the credibility of evidence.