Abstract
The article deals with the problem of the need to establish the objective truth in a criminal case in the context of consolidation in the criminal and criminal procedure legislation of the norms on the use of formal means of proof along with evidence. The article describes the characteristic features of various types of formal means of proof, reveals their significance in the Russian criminal process, and also highlights the most problematic issues of using formal means of proof to achieve the goals of criminal proceedings. The author suggests approaches to solving this problem from the point of view of achieving a reasonable balance of using the advantages that formal means of proof provide, if necessary, to minimize the negative aspects of their use, taking into account modern means and methods of obtaining evidence. The author substantiates the idea of the need to make changes to the relevant regulatory framework, which should eliminate the existing one at the present time.
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