Date of the judgment: 26.03.2020.
Official publication: 27.03.2020.
On compliance of the third sentence of Section 564(7) and Section 570(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.
Case short name: Time limits for submitting a cassation appeal in criminal proceedingsThe Constitutional Court held:
to recognises the third sentence of Section 564 (7) and Section 570 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Law as being compatible with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.
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