关于自首认定中“隐瞒犯罪记录”问题的思考

Reflections on the Problem of "Hiding Criminal Records" in Criminal Confession

自首认定中犯罪人没有供述先前犯罪记录的行为,能否认定为自首成为一个司法实践中的争议话题,导致此种争议的根源在于:要么是过度坚持"真诚悔过"的标准,要么是过于扩张解释"主要犯罪事实"的范围。"犯罪记录"和"前科"、"累犯"是两个层次的概念,"犯罪记录"不属于后罪的"主要犯罪事实"的范畴,对于"犯罪记录"的隐瞒不影响自首的认定。但是,如果犯罪记录异化为"主要犯罪事实"的一个组成部分,则不在此限。

Whether or not the behavior that the criminals do not confess their past criminal records is criminal confession is a controversial topic in justice practice,whose sources lie in either excessive holding the principle of ＂sincere confession＂ or excessive interpreting the scope of ＂major criminal facts＂.This paper argues that ＂criminal records＂ and ＂recidivist＂ are two different concepts since ＂criminal records＂ do not belong to the category of later crimes＇ ＂major criminal facts＂ and the hiding of ＂criminal records＂ does not affect the identification of criminal confessions.However,if criminal records dissimilate to one part of ＂major criminal records＂,it is another matter.