证据中的事实信息

The Factual Information in the Evidence

证据不是(案件)事实,但证据与事实存在内在联系,即证据是证明案件事实的“根据”。但是,证据本身并不就是事实根据,“根据”也并不等于事实。证据之所以能够成为证明案件事实的根据,是基于证据蕴涵着事实信息,通过事实信息能够揭示证据事实,查明案件事实。事实信息就是存在于证据中的那些能够据以做出事实判断的信息。事实信息具有自然属性和法律属性。事实信息既是证据存在的前提,又是证据事实得以发现的根据。控辩双方收集证据并从中识别和收集事实信息的证明活动,法官对于证据和事实信息的认定和运用,是整个刑事诉讼证明活动的主要内容。

Evidence isn＇t fact though evidence and fact have inherent relations, with evidence as the basis of proof. However, evidence itself is not equal to fact, and vice versa. Evidence contains information of cases, reveals the evidential fact through the factual information, and helps finds out the truth. That＇s why evidence can be the basis of proof of case fact. Factual information is the information in evidence that can help make factual judgments. Factual information has its natural and legal natures. It is both the premise of evidence and the bases to find case fact. The accusers and defendants＇ proring activity of identifying and collecting factual information through collected evidence, and the judge＇s cognizance and application of evidence and factual information are the main contents of criminal procedure.