公诉案件举证责任分配的误区与对策——修改后《刑事诉讼法》第四十九条之评析

On Distribution of Burden of Proof in the Cases of Public Prosecution——Focus on Article 49 of the Revised Criminal Procedure Law

修改后的《刑事诉讼法》第四十九条首次以立法的形式规定了我国刑事诉讼举证责任分配制度,就公诉案件而言,如果片面地将该条文理解为人民检察院承担所有案件事实的举证责任将陷入认识误区。应该从举证责任性质以及待证事实分类两个方面去重新解读新刑诉法第四十九条的规范内容,并借助于适当配套机制去缓解实践中因举证责任分配所带来的证明困境。

It is the first time to regulate the distribution of burden of proof in criminal cases in the revised Criminal Procedure Law. As far as public prosecution is concerned, misunderstanding would arise if we partially think that People＇ s Prosecutor＇ s Office should sustain the burden of proof on all of facts. It was nature of bur- den of proof and classification of the facts to be proved that we should attach more importance to when interpre- ting Article 49. Resolving the evidential problems should not keep beside of concerning supporting mechanism of evidence law.