摘要： 美国犯罪成立要件包括两方面的内容：犯罪表面成立要件和犯罪实质成立要件。前者是指行为与心态，后者是指无罪辩护事由不成立。在犯罪成立要件证明责任划分上，美国刑事诉讼中通常要求控诉方将犯罪表面成立要件证明到排除合理怀疑的程度，犯罪成立实质要件的说服责任通常也由控诉方承担，只是在例外的情况下才由辩护方承担说服责任。在犯罪成立要件与证明责任分配的关系上，犯罪成立实体要件是刑事证明责任分配的关键内容，犯罪成立实体要件的结构决定了证明责任的分配，证明责任的分配实现了犯罪成立实体要件的机能。

关键词: 美国 , 犯罪成立要件 , 证明责任 , 关系

Abstract: Crime elements including two aspects in American criminal law：crime elements of prima facie guilt and crime elements of essential guilt．The former are actus reus and mens rea，the latter are factors of exculpation．In criminal process，the public prosecutor bears the burden of proving the crime elements of prima facie guilt beyond reasonable doubt，and he bears the burden of proving crime elements of essential guilt also．On the relationship between crime elements and the burden of proof，the substantial elements of crime are the crucial content of the distribution of the burden of proof，the crime elements determines the burden of proof，and burden of proof carries out the function of crime elements．

Key words: American Criminal Law, crime elements, burden of proof