论鉴定留置的若干法律问题

鉴定留置指为鉴定被告心神或者身体状态，而将被告送入医院或者其他适当处所之处分。鉴定留置的存在是与法医学的发展休戚相关。从某种意义上讲，现代去医学发展的不成熟是鉴定留置制度存活的土壤。鉴定留置应定性为一种依附性行为。即依附于强制鉴定，其本身属于调查程序。而非强制处分。鉴定留置属于强制鉴定延伸的自然结果．而强制鉴定将在一定程度上限制被告人的行动自由。应当接受司法审查。强制鉴定作为一种独立的强制措施．对自由的侵犯程度不可与羁押同日而语，甚至其结果可能减轻或者免除被告人的刑事责任。因此在司去审查控制下的鉴定留置期间不应当计入羁押期间。

Several Legal Issues of the Retention for Forensic Medical Examination

Retention for forensic medical examination is a measure to retain the defendant in a hospital or other places to identify his/her mental or physiological status. The existence of the retention is closely related to the development of forensic medicine, and in a sense, the immaturity of forensic medicine is the existing soil for the retention. Retention for forensic medical examination itself is an action affiliated to compulsive examination. It is part of the investigation process, not a punishment. Retention for forensic medical examination is the natural result of compulsive examination, which restricts the freedom of the defendant to some extent, and therefore should be subjected to the judicial review. Compulsive examination is an independent compulsive measure, It does not restrict defendant＇s freedom so hard as custody. Besides, it may result in the reduction or exemption of the criminal liability of the defendant. Therefore, the duration of the retention for forensic medical examination under judicial review should be excluded from the custody period.