But, whereas in the U.S. and Japan the percentage of those eligible who actually receive suspended sentences is about sixty, in Taiwan the figure is only fourteen percent. This is because the judges are I concerned that people will speculate that I there has been some corruption or undue influence in cases where the judge awards only a suspended sentence.
根據司法機關的統計，民國七十五年，台灣地區各級法院判決的刑事被告中，有將近七萬人符合緩刑條件，卻只有一萬二千人﹘﹘約佔總數百分之十四左右獲判緩刑，比起美、日的百分之六十相差很大。主要的原因，在於法官的「心結」。