作者:姚莉
作者介绍:中南财经政法大学法学院教授
出版日期:2021年4月9日
内容提要 在死刑量刑程序中,由于无罪推定原则失去了适用的前提,使得一系列程序 保障和证据规则缺乏继续存在的基础。但死刑案件在量刑阶段的“轻刑推定原则”,可以防止 量刑权的滥用,保障量刑中立,并为量刑问题上的疑点分配提供指南。尤为重要的是,“轻刑 推定原则”有助于在死刑程序中建立一套以量刑程序为中心的程序正义理论。
关键词 死刑量刑 无罪推定 轻刑推定 程序正义
Abstract: In capital sentencing, the presumption of innocence is of no effect, making a series of procedural safeguards and evidence rules lack the guidance of underlying principle. The presumption of life principle in capital sentencing can help us to control the abuse of sentence power, ensure the neutrality of the decision-maker, and guide the distribution of benefit of the doubt. More importantly, the presumption of life is helpful to establish the theory of sentence-centered procedural justice.