From judicial practice in the Russian province at the beginning of the 20th century: the activities of the Kaluga District Court to identify escaped prisoners

the article analyzes the 1903-1905 case of the criminal prosecution of a prisoner who called himself Ivan Vasilyevich Kudryavtsev for trying to escape from the Mosalsky prison. The circumstances of the escape are considered, the reasons and the circle of accomplices in the case are revealed, as well as the circumstances surrounding the identity of the fugitive. The article analyzes the mechanism of identification, the methods of clarifying the circumstances used at the stage of the preliminary investigation. The ways of proving the guilt of the accused are also considered. In addition, the article analyzes the behavior of the accused. The degree of participation of the preliminary investigation bodies and their interaction with other state bodies, in particular with police departments, is characterized. In addition, the authors of the article analyze the decisions of the court in this case, an attempt is made to explain the motives of the decision.

the Russian Empire, Kaluga District Court, Chairman of the District Court, members of the District Court, Criminal Division of the District Court, judicial investigator, Prosecutor, Mosalsk City Prison, Statute of Criminal Procedure, Sentenc