酌定减轻处罚刍议

"不具有本法规定的减轻处罚情节"并非酌定减轻处罚的适用条件,"案件的特殊情况"也不限于"涉案的特殊因素",而应包括"案件的一般性情节"。酌定减轻处罚的适用程序过于严格,带来诸多弊端,应取消最高人民法院核准的要求,将其适用权交由各级法院的审判委员会行使。酌定减轻处罚既可是刑期的减轻也可是刑种的减轻,但不能减至法定最低刑,更不能减至免除处罚;酌定减轻处罚并不以‘减一格’为限。

On Mitigating a Punishment at Judicial Discretion

The existence of"mitigated punishment circumstances under the provisions of this Law"is not the condition of applying mitigated punishment at judicial discretion."Special circumstances"not only include"the special factors involved in case",but also include"the general details of the case".The application procedure of mitigated punishment at judicial discretion is so strict that it gives birth to a series of problems.Mitigated punishment at judicial discretion should be decided by the trail committee of all ranks of courts,not necessary to be approved by the Supreme Court.Mitigating a punishment at judicial discretion can miti- gate either the penalty term or the penalty categories,but can't be reduced to the minimum statute penalty or exemption from pen- alty.Mitigating a punishment at judicial discretion doesnt be limited to"reducing one space".