被害人有过错的故意杀人罪的死刑裁量研究——从被害与加害的关系切入

故意杀人罪是最典型的有被害人的犯罪。被害人加害在先引起他人加害 ,或被害人激化矛盾引起他人加害属于被害人有过错的故意杀人罪。在故意杀人罪死刑裁量中 ,被害人的过错是酌定从轻处罚情节。司法解释确立了“被害人一方有明显过错或对矛盾激化负有直接责任的故意杀人罪 ,一般不应判处死刑立即执行”的规则 ,但在司法实践中对被告人量刑时往往不予考虑。为了减少和限制故意杀人罪的死刑适用 ,在立法上有必要将被害人的过错这一酌定情节法定化。

The Judgment on Intentional Killing with the Victim's Fault

The offence of intentional killing is a typical crime with victim.Intentional killing with victim's fault means that the victims injure others before be injured,or the victims make the contradiction severe which causes the injury. In the measurement of death penalty of intentional killing,the fault of the victim is a factor to punish more slightly. China has established the rule of not imposing immediate death penalty to such convicted person;to in practice it is seldom to be considered on such accused person. In order to reduce and limit the use of death penalty in crimes,the victim's fault should be legislated as a determining factor in measuring punishment.