罪后情节的定罪功能探究——以2009年国家司法考试一道试题为例展开

Study on the Convicted Function of Circumstances After Crime:Unfolding Through a Test Question in 2009 National Judicial Examination

摘要: 以2009年国家司法考试一道刑法试题为例,介绍了情节和量刑情节的概念及其分类,并对罪后情节的功能进行了分析。认为作为一种量刑情节,罪后情节原则上只具有影响量刑的功能,但我国刑法典和司法解释却在8处规定了能影响犯罪成立与否的罪后情节,赋予了罪后情节以定罪的功能。这些规定有其刑事政策上的考量,同时符合刑法谦抑性的要求,具有合理性。以此为理论基础,对受贿罪的司法解释进行了研究。

Abstract: Based on a test question in 2009 National Judicial Examination,the paper introduces the concepts and classifications of circumstances and circumstances after crime, then analyzes the function of circumstances after crime.As a circumstance in discretion of punishment,the circumstance after crime has an effect on sentencing in principle,but it can determine whether an act constitutes crime in exceptional cases,which is the function of conviction.There are eight provisions about the circumstances after crime that have the convicted function in both criminal code and criminal judicial interpretations,which not only considers the criminal policy,but embodies the thought of modest restriction spirit of criminal law.Such provisions are reasonable.Based on this theoretical foundation,the paper studies the judicial interpretation of bribe-taking crime.