How to sentence a criminal preparation?
2023-04-11
A preparatory crime is generally a preparatory crime. According to the provisions of Article 22 of the Criminal Law, those who establish a preparatory crime also need to bear legal responsibility. Generally, compared with accomplished crimes, the preparatory crime is given a lighter, mitigated or exempted punishment. However, it should be noted that what is stipulated here is "can", not "should". Therefore, in judicial practice, the judges should, in light of the specific circumstances, give lenient punishment to the preparatory offenders or not.