DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ISSUES OF THE INTERROGATION OF ACCOMPLICES AND DETERMINING THEIR PROCEDURAL STATUS Volosova Nona Yurievna, Dr of law, associate professor. <...> E-mail: vasilii_vasiliev@rambler.ru Annotation: The interrogation of the accomplices in the crime via a dedicated criminal case causes a lot of disputes both within the community of researchers and practitioners. <...> This is partly due to a number of reasons, in particular, the uncertain status of such participants in criminal proceedings, the lack of legislative regulation of this issue, the current enforcement practice, which, incidentally, does not meet the modern needs of the development of law aimed at protecting the rights and freedoms of man and citizen. <...> The article States that raised the issue, because there is a significant difference in the approach of law enforcement authority on this issue, and the Supreme court give quite contradictory advice. <...> Although modern research questions the uncertain status of these participants in criminal proceedings is paid attention, however, this is clearly not enough. <...> Based on the analysis of the current legislation, the approaches of legal practitioners, as well as works of other researchers, the authors noted that currently there is a need for amendments to existing legislation. <...> Proposed an author's definition will give the opportunity to resolve a number of issues that are currently not effectively protect the rights of participants in criminal proceedings, and to solve problems of justice. <...> Keywords: accomplice-co-defendant, the allocation of a criminal case, the uncertain status, a witness with a special status, the admissibility of evidence. <...> Defense Witness as Accomplice: Should the Trial Judge Give a Care and Caution Instruction? // URL: http://ypdcrime.com/cpl/article10.htm 18. <...> Fishman Clifford S. Defense Witness as Accomplice: Should the Trial Judge Give a Care and Caution Instruction? / Clifford S. Fishman // Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. – 2005. - № 1. – . 1-23 19. <...> Martinez S. Bargaining for Testimony: Bias of Witnesses Who Testify in Exchange for Leniency / Spencer Martinez // Cleveland State Law Review Law Journals. – 1999. // justice // URL: http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clevstlrev/vol47/iss 2/3 20. <...> Witt James W. Non-Coercive Interrogation and the Administration of Criminal Justice: The Impact of Miranda on Police Effectuality / James W. Witt // Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. – 1973. - № 3. – . 320332. <...> Допрос соучастников преступления по выделенному уголовному делу вызывает достаточно много споров как <...>