论公众舆论对刑事审判的影响

随着互联网技术的发展、成熟,社会热点刑事案件在公众面前曝光的几率越来越大,公众希望通过对定罪量刑的影响实现其"正义"的渴望也越来越强烈。然而,倚借媒体而日益声势浩大的公众舆论对热点案件定罪量刑的影响力超乎想象,甚至产生了不合法理的结果,引起刑法学者的关注。为减少由公众舆论特点导致的对刑事审判的负面影响,颁布《量刑指南》、建立专门的公众舆论调查咨询机构、加强裁判文书的说理可以说是较为有效和恰当的措施。

The Public Opinion’s Impact on Criminal Trial

With the development of internet technology, the possibility that criminal cases are exposed is rising up. The public wants to achieve the“justice”by affecting the criminal trial. However, with the help of the media, the impact of the public opinion is beyond of imagination, and it even leads to unjustified results. To reduce the adverse effects of the public opinion, enacting sentencing guidelines, establishing a inquiry agency and strengthening the reasoning of the court decision are the more effective and the more appropriate measures.