People's Procuratorate of Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou Municipality v. Gao Zhixian and Qiao Yongjie
(Case on Negligent Homicide)@#

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BASIC FACTS@#

Public prosecution organ: People's Procuratorate of Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou Municipality, Henan Province@#
Defendant: Gao Zhixian, male, 23, dwelling at Zhaoji Town, Dengzhou City, Henan Province, principal of the Yueliangchuang Kindergarten, Shiyangsi Village, Dagangliu Township, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou Municipality, Henan Province, arrested on June 28, 2002@#
Defendant: Qiao Yongjie, male, 19, dwelling at Guanyinsi Town, Xinzheng City, Henan Province, driver of the Yueliangchuang Kindergarten, Shiyangsi Village, Dagangliu Township, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou Municipality, Henan Province, arrested on June 28, 2002@#
PROCEDURAL POSTURE@#
The People's Procuratorate of Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou Municipality, Henan Province instituted a public prosecution with the People's Court of Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou Municipality, Henan Province for the negligent homicide committed by Gao and Qiao.@#
It was held in the indictment that: Gao, in his tenure as principal of the Kindergarten, was fully aware that the Kindergarten's microbus was in poor conditions and needed immediate maintenance, yet still instructed Qiao to send the kids home by this bus. On the way, as the bus's oil-way was not smooth, Qiao operated against regulations and fired the bus up consequently, with a severe consequence of 4 deaths, 2 injuries and bus destruction. Their acts violated the provisions of Article 233 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and has constituted a crime of negligent homicide, wherein Gao, thereafter, surrendered himself to justice and punishment according to law.@#
Gao argued that: In the very day when the accident happened, he did not ask Qiao to continue sending kids of the kindergarten by this bus. Gao's advocate alleged that: Gao could not foresee the consequence of the bus catching a fire and thereafter incurring personal injury to passengers; (2) Gao had no negligent psychology to take it for granted that this severe consequence might be avoided; and (3) There wasn't necessarily any cause-and-effect relationship between the conditions of the bus and the imperiling consequence of death and casualties. Therefore, Gao's act did not constitute any crime of negligent homicide.@#
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郑州市中原区人民检察院诉高知先、乔永杰过失致人死亡案@#
【裁判摘要】@#
幼儿教育单位的负责人明知本单位接送幼儿的专用车辆有安全隐患，不符合行车要求，而不采取必要的检修措施，仍让他人使用该车接送幼儿，以至在车辆发生故障后，驾驶人员违规操作引起车辆失火，使被接送的幼儿多人伤亡，该负责人的行为构成刑法第一百三十八条规定的教育设施重大安全事故罪。@#
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公诉机关：河南省郑州市中原区人民检察院。@#
被告人：高知先，男，23岁，住河南省邓州市赵集镇，系河南省郑州市中原区大岗刘乡石羊寺村月亮船幼儿园园长，2002年6月28日被逮捕。@#
被告人：乔永杰，男，19岁，住河南省新郑市观音寺镇，系河南省郑州市中原区大岗刘乡石羊寺村月亮船幼儿园司机，2002年6月28日被逮捕。@#
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河南省郑州市中原区人民检察院以被告人高知先、乔永杰犯过失致人死亡罪，向河南省郑州市中原区人民法院提起公诉。@#
起诉书指控：被告人高知先在任幼儿园园长期间，明知该园的面包车车况差，急需检修，仍要求被告人乔永杰驾驶该车送儿童回家。途中因油路不畅，乔永杰违规操作，引起汽车着火，造成烧死4人、烧伤2人、烧毁汽车一辆的严重后果。高知先、乔永杰的行为触犯了《中华人民共和国刑法》第二百三十三条的规定，构成过失致人死亡罪，高知先犯罪后投案自首，请依法判处。@#
被告人高知先辩称：事发当天，其没有让被告人乔永杰继续开车送幼儿园的孩子。高知先的辩护人提出：(1)高知先不可能预见到汽车会着火并造成乘员人身伤害的后果；(2)高知先更不存在轻信能够避免这种危害结果发生的过失心理状态；(3)车况不好与致人死亡的危害后果之间没有因果关系，故高知先的行为不构成过失致人死亡罪。@#
被告人乔永杰辩称：其是遵照园长高知先的命令开故障车送孩子的，该行为不能构成犯罪。乔永杰的辩护人认为：乔永杰作为受雇人员，只能执行园长命令；其行为即使构成犯罪，也只能是重大责任事故罪，并且应当比照高知先的罪行从轻处罚。@#
郑州市中原区人民法院经审理查明：@#
2002年6月2日，被告人高知先接管郑州市中原区大岗刘乡石羊寺村月亮船幼儿园任园长，负责全面工作；被告人乔永杰是该幼儿园雇用的司机。高知先明知该园用于接送幼儿的豫A55345号松花江牌面包车车况差，油路不畅，急需检修，仍要求乔永杰驾驶该车接送幼儿。6月14日19时许，乔永杰驾驶该车送第一批幼儿回家途中，车辆出现故障，打不着火，无法将车上儿童送回家，遂打电话将此事通知给高知先。高知先与孟辉军骑摩托车赶到现场后，见车辆仍未修好，由于时间较晚，高知先就到附近租了一辆车，将留置在故障车内的儿童全部送走，要求乔永杰和孟辉军继续修车，修好后送园内其他幼儿。乔永杰和孟辉军对豫A55345号车进行简单维修后，又开车回到幼儿园接上第二批幼儿送回家。途中因油路不畅，乔永杰让孟辉军用手扶着一塑料油壶，采取用油壶直接向该车汽化器供油的违规操作方法继续行驶。豫A55345号车行至中原区须水镇宋庄五队时，由于汽化器回火，引起汽车着火，将车上的王奥迪、杨姗姗、赵龚杰等三名儿童当场烧死，孟辉军严重烧伤后经医治无效死亡，王杰、谷世兴等两名儿童被烧成重伤，面包车被烧毁。@#
案发后，被告人乔永杰逃离现场，后被群众扭送给赶到现场的公安人员；被告人高知先当晚逃往西安，后于2002年6月17日到公安机关投案。@#
上述事实，有公诉机关提交并经庭审质证、认证的下列证据证实：@#
1．证人乔占民的证言，主要内容是：其爱人李振玲与高知先交接月亮船幼儿园的过程；@#
2．月亮船幼儿园的转让协议、月亮船幼儿园的注册证；@#
3．证人赵建林的证言，主要内容是：其了解乔永杰驾驶技术不行，曾劝说高知先不要让乔永杰开车接送幼儿园儿童；@#
4．证人常喜花、李会敏、王爱英、王红军、张凤霞、宋万全、王建芳的证言，主要内容是：月亮船幼儿园接送儿童的面包车着火经过；@#
5．火灾现场勘查记录、火灾原因认定书、火灾现场照片，证实起火原因；@#
6．刑事技术鉴定书、辨认笔录、DNA指纹鉴定报告书等，证实车上人员伤亡情况；@#
7．郑州市公安局中原分局出具的证明，证明乔永杰被抓获和高知先投案的经过；@#
8．证人海慧岭、海慧杰、马福军的证言，主要内容是：事发后将乔永杰扭送给公安人员的经过；@#
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