2008年3月31日下午,倍受关注的许霆案在广州市中级人民法院重审作出一审判决,以盗窃罪判处许霆有期徒刑5年。在对许霆案关注涉及的诸多法律问题中,笔者最关注的是许霆案所暴露的刑法基本原则之一的罪刑法定原则在司法实践中遭遇的困境。笔者认为广州市中院的一审在定罪量刑上是 On the afternoon of March 31, 2008, Xu Ting, a case of great concern, made a verdict of first instance in the retrial of Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court and sentenced Xu Ting to 5 years’ imprisonment for theft. Among the many legal issues involved in the Xu Ting case concern, the author is most concerned about the dilemma encountered in the judicial practice in the principle of legally prescribed punishment, one of the basic principles of criminal law exposed by Xu Ting. The author believes that the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court in the conviction sentencing is