The Nature of Judge's Belief in Criminal Case Verdict

The judiciary is a state institution that has the main task to examine, hear, decide and resolve cases submitted by citizens. Dispute resolution through the judiciary will only run well, if all parties involved in it, both litigants and judges themselves follow the rules of the game honestly in accordance with existing regulations. Legal proof in a criminal case is a process to convince a judge of the truth of an event that is the basis of a claim or defense in an applicable law. The purpose of legal proof is to reach a verdict that is fair, true and in accordance with the facts and the law. That the judge may not impose a sentence on someone, unless he has two valid evidence, so that he obtains a conviction that a crime has actually occurred and the defendant is guilty of doing it. Therefore, legal proof requires an increase in the quality, professionalism and integrity of judges. The methods used are philosophical approach, conceptual approach and case approach. By looking at whether our procedural law is still relevant to the existing cases, then how to solve the problem with the views and doctrines that develop in the science of criminal procedure law. Legal proof in criminal cases is also closely related to the judge's belief, so the judge is obliged to apply the decision rationally, objectively, according to the juridical facts at trial and consider the value of justice, benefit and legal certainty for the justice-seeking community. Keywords: Judge's Conviction, Criminal Verdict, Law of Evidence DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/145-02 Publication date: January 30th 2025