
去年全國地方法院國民法官法庭共審結91案,新收204件以殺人罪最多,二三審上訴多數獲維持。
司法院公布114年度國民參與審判案件實施情形報告,國民法官制度上路滿3年。去年全國新收204件,殺人罪最多;國民法官法庭審結91案,候選國民法官到場率47.6%,上訴多數獲得維持。
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國民法官制度實施屆滿3年,今年1月1日起第二階段正式上路,適用範圍擴大至所犯最輕本刑10年以上有期徒刑之罪。
國民法官制度上路滿3年,司法院今天(30日)公布「114年度國民參與審判案件實施情形報告」,去年全國各地方法院國民法官法庭共審結91案,選出546名國民法官、257名備位國民法官;候選國民法官實際到場4655人、到場率47.6%,較前一年度3618人增加,114年度全國新收國民參與審判案件共204件,其中以殺人罪64件最多。另從上訴結果來看,二、三審均以駁回上訴為大宗,國民法官法庭判決經上訴後,多數獲得維持。
司法院統計,114年度共通知1萬2742名候選國民法官參加選任程序,扣除依法除名及通知書無法送達者後,應到9779人、實際到場4655人,到場率47.6%。國民法官執行職務平均4.1日、20.4小時,審判期日進行總時間則平均13.2小時。
從到場候選國民法官背景來看,男性2391人、占51.4%,女性2264人、占48.6%,性別比例大致均衡;年齡以40至49歲1246人最多,其次為30至39歲1156人。
學歷方面,以大專校院2601人最多,其次為高中職1117人;職業則以企業家、自營業主892人最多,另有服務、銷售及勞力人員879人,以及技術、佐理及事務人員865人。此外,候選人中包括93名具原住民族身分者,涵蓋11個族別,另有131名歸化取得我國國籍者及115名身心障礙者。
案件方面,114年度全國新收國民參與審判案件共204件,其中以殺人罪64件最多;全年終結186件,包括國民法官法庭終結91件、法院裁定不行國民參與審判87件,以及其他原因終結8件。
上訴部分,114年度經二審法院終結的國民參與審判案件共75件、89名被告,其中71人為「上訴駁回(無理由)」最多;三審終結43件、48名被告,其中46人為「上訴駁回(不合法)」。
相較113年度,一審國民法官法庭終結63件、二審終結32件、三審終結11件,114年度各審級終結案件數均明顯增加。司法院指出,整體觀察上訴結果,國民參與審判案件經上級審法院審理後,仍以原審判決未遭撤銷、獲得維持占多數。
司法院表示,國民法官制度實施屆滿3年,整體運作已漸趨穩定;今年1月1日起第二階段正式上路,適用範圍進一步擴大至「所犯最輕本刑10年以上有期徒刑之罪」,預期增加國民參與審判案件類型及新收案件數,將為制度累積更廣泛的實務經驗,並深化社會對於國民法官制度的關注與討論。
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