交通肇事罪中的自首

DEFINITION OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER IN TRAFFIC CRIMES

近年来,恶性交通肇事事故的频发重新引发了法学界乃至实务界对交通肇事罪的思考,而对于交通肇事罪犯罪嫌疑人肇事逃逸行为的性质认定直接关系到对犯罪嫌疑人的定罪量刑问题。交通肇事罪自首的认定问题直接关涉被告的基本人身权益,而实务界对于同类案件的处理结果却大相径庭,这一问题已经对司法的公正性和一致性造成了严重影响。交通肇事后未逃逸的报警候处行为既是履行行政法所规定的义务,同时,站在刑法的视角,该行为与去司法机关主动投案有着相同的法律效果,应认定为自首行为。

The frequent occurrence of traffic accidents with heavy casualties in recent years triggers rethinking about the nature of the 'hit-and-run' behavior of suspects of traffic crimes in both theoretic and practical fields of law.The definition of the 'hit-and-run' behavior of suspects of traffic crimes is closely related to the conviction and sentencing of the crime suspects.And the definition of voluntary surrender has direct influence on the substantive human rights of the accused concerned.But differences in the sentences for similar cases in different regions have flawed the consistency of justice.Those who report to the police and wait for verdict instead of running away from the spot is fulfilling their obligation imposed by administrative law.However,seen from the perspective of criminal law,such behavior is equivalent to voluntary surrender to justice department and should be defined as voluntary surrender.