FEATURES OF EVIDENTIAL ACTIVITY BY THE COURT DURING PRELIMINARY HEARINGS OF CRIMINAL CASES The article presents author's classification of the list of grounds for the production of a preliminary hearing under part 2 of article 229 of the code. <...> Characterized by features evidence activities undertaken by the court when making decisions on various grounds, which are causes for the production of a preliminary hearing. <...> We study the problem of the possibility of the court's assessment of the sufficiency of evidence for trial hearings in criminal cases. <...> Приведена овторсиая классификация перечня оснований для производства предварительного слушания, предусмотренных ч. 2 ст. 229 УПК РФ. <...>