The object of trial decides the range of the right and the power of the defendant and the judge in the prosecution. It not only regulates the structure of procedure but also organizes the procedure of litigation, thus becoming the inherent base for a properly running criminal procedure. From prosecution to the first trial and then to the review, we could find two procedural chains which show the rule of the dynamic running of the object of criminal trial, whose functions include the follows, limiting the range of
trial, regulating the range of prosecution,setting the target of defense, preventing the shock trial and prohibiting the double jeopardy. In China, we should reform the present structure of litigation procedure, establishing a relationship between parties and judges with the implication of power separation and balance and the means of protection to defense rights, on which each procedural step necessary to the running of object of trial shall be improved accordingly. |