《认罪认罚具结书》的法律性质及效力研究

On the Legal Nature and Validity of The Affidavit of Guilty Admission and Punishment Acceptance

“认罪认罚从宽”是指犯罪嫌疑人、被告人自愿如实供述自己罪行,对指控的犯罪事实没有异议,同意量刑建议并签署具结书,可以依法从宽处理。被告人签署具结书证明其认罪的自愿性这一点毋庸置疑,但《认罪认罚具结书》的法律性质以及当被告人反悔撤回,其之前签署的具结书的效力却存在较大争议。《认罪认罚具结书》作为被告人的认罪保证,在撤回后并不完全丧失证据价值,其可以用来弹劾被告人对于认罪反悔的可信度。

The meaning of“leniency in confession and punishment”is that a suspect or a defendant can be sentenced leniently if he commits his crimes voluntarily,has no objection to his criminal facts of the allegation,and agrees to the sentencing proposal and the affidavit.There is no doubt of the defendant′s voluntary affidavit for his committing,but it is somewhat controversial for the validity of the affidavit as far as the legal nature of the affidavit and the regretful withdrawal from the defendant.As the guilty plea from the defendant,part of the values from the evidence in the affidavit can be kept after the withdrawal and the affidavit can be used to impeach the accused′s credibility for confession and regret.