“幽灵抗辩”是刑事诉讼法中特有的概念,也是一种法定证据。“幽灵抗辩”只是对实践中犯罪嫌疑人、被告人提出的一种抗辩理由的模糊描述,并没有法定的概念界定。它经常与证明责任联系在一起,即由谁来承担这种抗辩主张的举证责任。在实践中对这种抗辩的证明责任的分配是一个大难题。由于两大法系诉讼模式的不同使得在“幽灵抗辩”中由谁来承担举证责任的分配也不同。在我国,这种证明责任一般由控方来承担。鉴于“幽灵抗辩”的性质,由控方来承担举证责任对于控方来说是一个不小的负担。在此框架下,我们应积极探索其他的查证方式来减轻控方的举证责任。 “Ghost defense ” is a concept unique in the criminal procedure law, but also a statutory evidence. “Ghost defense ” is only a vague description of the defense grounds put forward by criminal suspects and defendants in practice, and there is no legal definition of the concept. It is often linked with the burden of proof, ie, who should bear the burden of proof for such defense claims. In practice, the distribution of the burden of proof for this defense is a big problem. Due to the differences between the litigation models of the two major legal systems, the distribution of the burden of proof in “ghost defense” is also different. In our country, this burden of proof is generally borne by the prosecution. In view of the nature of the “ghost defense”, it is a small burden on the prosecution to assume the burden of proof by the prosecution. In this framework, we should actively explore other verification methods to reduce the prosecution’s burden of proof.