Authentication conclusion, as an independent category of criminal evidence, is a vital means and device to verify the facts of cases and plays a more and more important role in modern criminal practice. This essay is to explore the evidence functions of authentication conclusion in the criminal proceedings. Beginning with the logical analysis of the basic concepts about authentication conclusion, this essay predicts the future development of authentication conclusion by elaborating its origin and the history of its development and puts forward the ways to perfect the evidence functions of authentication conclusion in the criminal proceedings, and raises the constructive opinions about the legislation on judicial authentication and the revision of the criminal procedure law. |