量刑程序独立化之探究

Exploring the Independence of Sentencing Process

2010年最高法等五部门颁布了《关于规范量刑程序若干问题的意见》,确立了相对独立的量刑程序,实现了"将量刑纳入法庭审理程序"的改革目标。相对独立的量刑程序在加强量刑程序的公开性、透明性、适度的对抗性和控制法官自由裁量权方面具有重要意义,但也存在不利于辩护权的行使、量刑公正难以保证等固有弊端。因此,通过定罪与量刑的分离,构建独立化的量刑程序是更有价值的选择模式,也是量刑程序改革的趋势。

With the deepening reform of sentencing, The Supreme People＇s Court and other five departments have formulated The Sentencing Process Opinions. As a result, a kind of relatively independent sentencing procedure has been established in our country. So, we preliminarily realize the reform goals that ＂the sentences should be brought into the court proceedings＂. Without doubt, relatively independent sentencing procedure plays an important role in strengthening the openness, transparency and moderate antagonism of sen- tencing procedure and controlling the judge＇s discretion. But inherent drawbacks exist obviously, such as unfavorable exercise of the right of defense, difficult guarantee of sentencing justice and application to all criminal cases and so on. Therefore, through the separa- tion of the conviction and sentencing, building an independent sentencing process is a more valuable choice of sentencing model as well as the new trend for the innovation of sentencing process.