论刑事辩护制度的立法再修改——以2018年《刑事诉讼法修正案》为蓝本

Legislative Revision on Criminal Defense System——A Perspective of the Amendment to Criminal Procedure Law (2018)

2018年刑事诉讼法修改体现出及时总结司法改革经验、协调与其他法律之间关系等特点,修改意义重大。修改内容主要涉及刑事诉讼制度与监察制度衔接、认罪认罚从宽制度、速裁程序、刑事缺席审判制度等方面,刑事辩护内容的修改则在诸方面均有所体现。值班律师、认罪认罚中的辩护、缺席审判中的辩护等修改内容表明我国刑事辩护制度出现了新的变化。同时刑事辩护制度仍存在问题,需要进一步加以细化和完善。

The amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law in 2018 reflects the characteristics of timely summarizing the experience of judicial reform and coordinating the relationship with other laws,which is of great significance.The amendments mainly involve the connection between criminal procedure system and supervision system,the leniency system of admitting guilt and accepting punishment,the fast-track sentencing procedure and the procedure for trial in absentia and so on.The amendments about the criminal defense system are reflected in various aspects.The revised contents of duty lawyer system,defense in admitting guilt and accepting punishment and defense in procedure for trial in absentia show that new changes have taken place in the criminal defense system.However,there are still difficulties in the criminal defense system that need to be refined and improved.