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Riigikohus i 3 -il8- 2020 ud nr """"'.' Sworn Advocate, Ph.D., Inese Baikovš Lecturer of University TURIBA, Address: Klostera ielä 4a, LimbaŽi, Latvija, LV-4001 e-pasts : b ai kov s ka@inb ox. lv 6.August 2020 SUPREME COURT OF ESTONIA 17 Lossi St, 50093 Tartu Estonia Tel +372 7 309 002 Fax+372 7 309 003 E-mail [email protected] APPLICATION for providing information When conducting a scientific research in criminal procedure law on the topic "Re- examination of existing rulings due to a substantive violation of material or procedural law in the legal space of the Baltic states", it is necessary to gather information on the criminal cases of this category reviewed by the Supreme Court of Estonia. As I am conductin$ a scientific study and such particular infoÄation is not pLrblicly available. I would ask you to find a possibility to provide detailed information on the cases of this category considered at the Supreme Court of Estonia. The information desired should cover the period frorn 20,l5 to 2019 inclusive (i.e. the last five years), indicating the following information for each year separately: 1) how many criminal cases, in which the ruling has entered into force, have been accepted for review due to a substantive violation of material or procedural norms of law; 2) in how many of the accepted cases, the application has been based on: - a substantive violation of material law; - a substantive violation of procedural law. 3) from the accepted and reviewed criminal cases, the number of cases in which a ruling has been made: - the court decision has been left unchanged; - the court decision has been cancelled in whole or in paft, the ruling has been amended or the proceedings have been terminated; The results of the research will be published in the scientific journal "Acta Prosperitatis" of the University tURIBa Thank you in advance for your understanding and responsiveness. Yours sincerely Inese Baikovska