使用假币罪疑难问题探究

目前通说认为,使用假币是指将假币作为真货币置于流通的行为。但在具体案件中,这类行为往往与盗窃、诈骗行为相似,以致适用罪名发生困难。文章指出：在ATM机上存入假币换取真币的行为,应当构成使用假币罪;采用掉包的手段以假币换取真币的行为,应当构成盗窃罪;以假币购买古董的行为,应当构成使用假币罪。

Research on Knotty Problems of the Crime of Using Counterfeit Currency

The universal accepted definition of the crime of using counterfeit currency refers to the actions of using the counterfeit currency as true in the circulation. However,in the specific cases,these actions are of great similarities with the action of larceny and fraud. Therefore,how to apply the charges arouses as a knotty problem. This essay holds that the action of depositing counterfeit currency at ATM machines in exchange for real currency is regarded as the crime of using counterfeit currency,that the action of stealthily substituting real currency with counterfeit currency is the crime of larceny,and that the action of buying antiques with counterfeit currencyis the crime of using counterfeitcurrency.