The trial phase starts when the court receives your case and continues until the final judgement of the final court instance is taken.

Appeals for decisions, rulings and judgements

All decisions, rulings and judgements of lower courts can be appealed before a higher court, unless stated otherwise in the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is very important to observe the time limits allowed for the appeals. The decisions of the court that you receive must contain information explaining the procedure and time limits for their appeal.

Some complaints do not have specific time limits, because you may discover the circumstances about which you are complaining at any moment during the trial. In those cases it is important to complain as soon as possible.

example If you have found out about reasons why a judge in your case may not be objective or impartial, or you think that your trial has been unreasonably delayed, you should raise that issue as soon as possible.

Reasonable length of trial

If you consider that your trial exceeds time limits that are reasonable, you should write an application to the upper court. Read more about the length of trial.

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Last updated 20/03/2019