缺席审判程序中的被告人近亲属上诉权反思

Reflection on the Right of Appeal of the Defendant Close Relatives in the Absence Trial Procedure

2018年我国刑事诉讼法进行了重大修改,其中一个重要的亮点是确定了我国的刑事缺席审判制度,其中对贪污贿赂类犯罪案件的被追诉人的缺席审判程序的规定最为细致。规定赋予了被告人近亲属独立的上诉权,虽然有法律基础支撑,但是也存在弊端,可能会侵害被告人的实体权利,加剧司法资源的紧张,不同近亲属之间同时行使上诉权时还会出现混乱。可以通过限定上诉权行使条件,提升“智慧司法”运用能力,借鉴已有成功经验确定上诉权顺位问题来解决现阶段暴露的问题。

In 2018,the Criminal Procedure Law has been greatly amended.One of the most important aspects is the establishment of our own criminal absence trial system,in which the articles of the trial procedure for the prosecution of corruption and bribery crimes are the most detailed.The article gives the defendant close relatives the right to appeal independently.Although there are legal foundations,there are also drawbacks,which may infringe on the defendant’s substantive rights and exacerbate the tension of judicial resources.It will also bring problem when different close relatives exercise their right of appeal at the same time.It can be solved by limiting the conditions for exercising the right to appeal,enhancing the ability of the“Smart justice”to apply,and learning from the successful experience to determine the issue of the right to appeal at this stage.