DEFENDANTS DEPOSITION AS EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Vypoved obvineneho ako dokaz v trestnom konani)

The authors refer to the importance of the defendant's deposition as evidence in view of the fact that the defendant has a right, but not an obligation to depose. They also refer to the importance of giving instruction to the defendant in view of the facts mentioned above. For the support of allegations and conclusions they use, among others, the comparison with Hungarian, Czech and US criminal proceedings.