PRZESŁUCHANIE ŚWIADKA W RZYMSKIEJ TRADYCJI PROCESU A KWESTIA UZYSKANIA DOWODU ZE ŚWIADKA W POLSKIM PROCESIE KARNYM
WITNESS EXAMINATION IN THE ROMAN TRADITION OF PROCEDURAL LAW AND THE ISSUE OF EVIDENCE-TAKING FROM A WITNESS IN THE POLISH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Summary/Abstract: In the introductory part, the article discusses the issue of how the position of a witness wasformed under the Roman criminal procedure. The model of witness hearing in Roman penal lawserves as a background to discuss the issues, which determine the model of contemporary witnessexamination in criminal procedure. The author analyses the course of witness examination across thefollowing stages: preliminary stage; free statements by the witness; targeted questions. Each of thesestages is limited by the scope of evidence-taking activities set out in the Code of Criminal Procedure,while the intended aim of the hearing requires that the witness hearing body use appropriate methods.

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