State Civil Service and Municipal Service as a Basis for Exclusion from the Lists of Candidates to Jury Members

Abstract

The development of the law of criminal procedure governing the jurisdiction of criminal cases considering by jury trial involves the improvement of legislation governing the grounds for which citizens are subject to exclusion from the list of candidates for jurors. Currently, the grounds for exclusion of a citizen from the list of candidates for jurors is his hold of a public office of the Russian Federation, a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, military service and law enforcement agencies. This article examines the question of the possibility of including in this list such grounds as the state civil service and municipal service. As a conclusion, according to the provision that has been formulated if a citizen serves the state civil service and municipal service, it should be included in the list of circumstances in connection with which citizens are subject to exclusion from the lists of jurors. This conclusion corresponds to the legal and social features of these types of services.