刑事关键证人的界定标准

The Criteria for Defining Key Witnesses in Criminal Trial

刑事关键证人出庭作证是基于我国证人出庭率低现状的反思,它不仅能够实现案件公平、公正、公开审理,保障犯罪嫌疑人、被告人质证权,更具有巨大的社会效益和经济效益。建构关键证人出庭作证制度,首先要明确何谓关键证人及关键证人的界定标准。在借鉴关键证人的司法实践及现有理论基础上,笔者明确了关键证人的概念,并将关键证人的界定标准分为基本标准和具体标准两个层级。

The criminal key witness＇ s testifying in court is a reflection on the low attendance of witnesses in a criminal trial in China. It can not only ensure a fair, just and open trial to protect the right of confrontation of criminal suspects and defendants, but also has enormous social and economic benefits. The meaning and standard of the key witness should be ascertained before constructing the system of the key witness＇ s testifying in court. On the basis of the relevant judicial practice and existing theo- ries, this article defines the concept of key witness and divides the standards into two levels： basic standards and specific stand- ards.