关于“预交罚金”对量刑影响的实证研究

以2014年全国范围内敲诈勒索罪判决书为样本的实证研究发现,预交罚金会对被告人的量刑产生从宽处罚的效果。这种从宽体现在具有预交罚金情节的被告人更可能被判处较轻的刑种、较短的刑期以及适用缓刑。预交罚金不仅违背无罪推定原则和基本的形式逻辑,更会对被告人造成明显的不公,建议最高司法机关明确禁止在判决宣告前预交罚金。

An Empirical Study of the Influence of^Prepayment of Fine"on Sentencing

Based on the criminal judgments of extortion crimes all over China of 2014,this study found that prepayment of fine could result in lenient punishment for the defendant.This leniency was reflected in the fact that the defendants with prepayment of fines were more likely to receive lighter sentences,shorter sentences and probation.The prepayment of fine not only violates the principle of presumption of innocence and the basic formal logic,but also causes obvious injustice to the defendant.