The trial stage starts when the court receives your case and continues until the final judgment of the final court instance is taken.
Appeals for decisions and judgments
All decisions and judgements of lower courts can be appealed before a higher court, unless stated otherwise in the Criminal Procedure Act. It is very important to observe the time limits allowed for the appeals.
Decisions can be appealed within 15 days, if the law does not prescribe differently. Judgements can be appealed within 300 days of the date that you received the decision.
Some complaints do not have specific time limits, because you may discover the circumstances about which you are complaining at any moment during the trial. In those cases it is important to complain as soon as possible.
example If you have found out about reasons why a judge in your case may not be objective or impartial, or you think that your trial has been unreasonably delayed, you should raise that issue as soon as possible.
Reasonable length of trial
If you consider that your trial exceeds time limits that are reasonable, you should write an application to the chief justice of that court. Read more about the length of trial.