“留有余地”死缓判决的内涵及成因

Connotation and Causes of Flexible Verdicts of Stay of Execution

目前学界关于"留有余地"死缓判决的内涵有两种理解,真正意义上的"留有余地"当指证据不足情况下不当的"自由裁量"。产生这种裁判方式的成因主要有传统观念的影响、证据规定的粗疏、制度设计的缺陷以及外部因素的作用四方面。

Nowadays,there are two major understandings about flexible verdicts of stay of execution.However,the true meaning should refer to sentencing cases of insufficient evidence with improper discretion.The main causes leading to this way of sentence lie in the following four aspects：impact of traditional values,crude rules of evidence,flaws in the system designing and external factors.