交通肇事后报警并保护事故现场能否认定为自首——从某省高院的意见谈起

道路交通安全法规定的"逃逸"不同于交通肇事罪的"逃逸",未履行该行政法义务未必都属于"交通肇事逃逸"。自首是被告人的权利,自首的认定应严格按照刑法要求,不能以其他法律法规的义务性规定为由而不予适用,交通肇事后报警并保护事故现场并如实供述的,应认定为自首。自首是可选的从宽量刑情节,并非必须适用。自首的认定与自首的量刑不能混同。

Whether the Act of Protecting Scene of the Accident after Traffic Accident should be Considered as Surrender From the opinion of some high court

The escape regulated in the law on road traffic safety is different from the one in traffic accident.And not all the acts unfulfilled obligations would be considered as hit and run traffic accidents.Surrender is the right of the defendant.The definition of surrender should be in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law,but not obligative regulations of other laws.It should be considered as surrender if protecting scene of the accident after traffic accident.Surrender is the optional lenient plot o...