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刑事案件 Criminal Defense
刑事案件是指犯罪嫌疑人或被告人被控侵害刑法所保护的社会关系,由国家公权力机关依法立案、侦查、审判并给予刑事制裁的案件,其具体内容如下:
 一、核心特征  Core Features

1、社会危害性

  • 行为须严重危害社会秩序或公共利益(如故意杀人、放火、爆炸);

2、国家追诉性

  • 公安机关主动侦查,检察院提起公诉(区别于民事案件的“不告不理”);

3刑罚强制性

  • 可能判处刑罚(如有期徒刑、罚金、死刑等);

1. Social harm
  • The behavior must seriously endanger social order or public interests (such as intentional homicide, arson, explosion);

2. National prosecution
  • The public security organs take the initiative to investigate, and the procuratorate initiates a public prosecution (different from the "no prosecution, no response" in civil cases);

3. Compulsory punishment
  • Possible sentencing (such as imprisonment, fines, death penalty, etc.);

二、案件分类(按侵害客体)Case classification (by infringing object)

1、危害公共安全
  • 典型罪名:放火、爆炸、投毒;

  • 核心特征:危及不特定多数人生命/财产安全;

2、侵犯人身权利
  • 典型罪名:故意杀人、强奸、故意伤害;

  • 核心特征:侵害生命权、健康权、性自主权;

3、侵犯财产权
  • 典型罪名:抢劫、盗窃、诈骗;

  • 核心特征:非法占有或毁损公私财物;

4、破坏经济秩序
  • 典型罪名:走私、金融诈骗、生产伪劣产品;

  • 核心特征:扰乱市场经济规则;

5、妨害社会管理
  • 典型罪名:聚众斗殴、妨害公务;

  • 核心特征:破坏公共管理秩序;

6、贪污贿赂/渎职
  • 典型罪名:受贿、滥用职权;

  • 核心特征:国家工作人员职务犯罪;

1. Endangering public safety
  • Typical charges: arson, explosion, poisoning;

  • Core feature: Endangering the life/property safety of an unspecified majority of people;

2. Infringement of personal rights
  • Typical charges: intentional homicide, rape, intentional injury;

  • Core features: infringement of the rights to life, health, and sexual autonomy;

3. Infringement of property rights
  • Typical charges: robbery, theft, fraud;

  • Core features: illegal possession or destruction of public or private property;

4. Disrupting economic order
  • Typical charges: smuggling, financial fraud, and production of counterfeit and inferior products;

  • Core features: Disrupting market economy rules;

5. Hindering social management
  • Typical charges: gathering to fight, obstructing official duties;

  • Core feature: Disrupting public management order;

6. Corruption, bribery/dereliction of duty

  • Typical charges: bribery and abuse of power;

  • Core features: Official crimes committed by state officials;

 三、认定要件 Identification requirements

1、主体适格

  • 自然人需达刑事责任年龄(通常16周岁以上)且具备责任能力;

  • 单位可构成走私、生产伪劣产品等罪主体;

2、主观过错

  • 故意:明知故犯(如预谋杀人);

  • 过失:疏忽大意或过度自信(如交通肇事);

3、客观行为

  • 危害行为与损害结果需存在因果关系(如投毒致人死亡);

4、客体侵害

  • 行为侵犯刑法保护的社会关系(如盗窃罪侵害财产权)

1.  Subject suitability

  • Natural persons need to reach the age of criminal responsibility (usually 16 years old or above) and have the ability to take responsibility;

  • The unit may constitute the subject of crimes such as smuggling and producing counterfeit and inferior products;

2. Subjective fault
  • Intentional: knowingly committing a crime (such as premeditated murder);

  • Negligence: Negligence or overconfidence (such as in a traffic accident);

3. Objective behavior

  • There must be a causal relationship between harmful behavior and the resulting harm (such as poisoning causing death);

4、Object infringement

  • Behavior that violates social relationships protected by criminal law (such as theft that infringes on property rights);


特殊程序机制 Special program mechanism

1、立案侦查

  • 公安机关主导证据收集(勘验、讯问、技术侦查);

2强制措施

  • 含拘传、拘留、逮捕等,限制人身自由以保障诉讼;

3轻微犯罪封存制度

  • 对判刑≤3年的轻罪封存犯罪记录,降低“标签效应”;

4特别程序

  • 未成年人案件不公开审理;精神病人强制医疗程序;

1. Filing an investigation
  • The public security organs take the lead in evidence collection (investigation, interrogation, technical investigation);

2. Compulsory measures
  • Including summons, detention, arrest, etc., restricting personal freedom to safeguard litigation

3. Minor Crime Sealing System
  • Seal criminal records for minor offenses with a sentence of ≤ 3 years to reduce the "labeling effect"

4. Special Program
  • Minor cases are not heard in public; Compulsory medical procedures for psychiatric patients;