Judicial Reform Charging Station: JUDICIAL PRO X Practical Training Course on Wrongful Conviction Rescue for Attorneys

The Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF) has established a Complaint Center to accept public "appeals regarding wrongful convictions and errors," as well as a dedicated "Wrongful Conviction Rescue Team" to review and research appealed wrongful cases. Cases successfully vindicated with the assistance of the JRF include the Hsiu Tzu-chiang case, the Su Chien-ho case, and the Chiang Kuo-ching case. Cases currently under active rescue include the Chi Ho-shun case (the longest-imprisoned death penalty miscarriage of justice), the Ch'en Ching-kai case (a former national handball team member accused of faking blindness for insurance fraud), and the Lo Ming-tsun case (prosecutor's delayed appeal), among others.

The work of the "Wrongful Conviction Rescue Team" entails attorneys jointly reviewing cases, researching and brainstorming rescue strategies, and practically carrying out legal rescue actions such as retrials or extraordinary appeals. In the process of assisting individual cases, we have also continuously uncovered systemic issues that may lead to judicial wrongful convictions and errors.

To recruit new lawyer blood, we have designed this "Practical Training Course on Wrongful Conviction Rescue for Attorneys." Attorneys Yu Po-hsiang and Lin Chun-hung, who have long participated in the Wrongful Conviction Rescue Team, will lecture participants on the potential causes of wrongful convictions (such as flawed identifications, polygraph tests, and tainted/accomplice witnesses), share skills in reviewing wrongful conviction cases and the legal avenues that may be taken for rescue, as well as the speakers' original intentions in getting involved in rescue actions, the personal growth gained therein, and the reasons for persevering.

We hope that through this event, you—who have ideals for wrongful conviction rescue and are enthusiastic about public interest—can understand wrongful convictions and join the ranks of wrongful conviction rescue!

Online Registration

Time

Thursday, August 23, 2018, at 19:00 (Admission starts at 18:30)

Location

Taipei Bar Association (9F., No. 7, Sec. 1, Roosevelt Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, near Exit 4 of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall MRT Station)

Opening Remarks

Tseng Wei-kai (Chairman, Public Interest Committee, Taipei Bar Association)

Moderator

Ch'en Yü-fan (CEO, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Speakers

Yu Po-hsiang (Standing Director, Judicial Reform Foundation; President, Taiwan Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)
Lin Chun-hung (Convener, Wrongful Conviction Rescue Team; Supervisor, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Target Audience

Lawyers interested in wrongful conviction rescue and public interest law

Capacity

100 participants

Agenda

Time	8/23 (Thu)
18:30-19:00	Admission & dinner provided; please confirm upon registration
19:00-19:10	Introduction to the Public Interest Committee Tseng Wei-kai
19:10-20:00	Sharing Experience in Wrongful Conviction Rescue Speaker: Yu Po-hsiang
20:10-21:00	Case Review Skills for Wrongful Conviction Rescue Speaker: Lin Chun-hung
21:00～	Q&A Session Moderator: Ch'en Yü-fan

Pre-class Readings

• How to Organize Case Files, Evidence, and Factual History in Wrongful Convictions? Case Organization Chapter of the "Manual for Wrongful Conviction Vindication"
• How to Track Down Evidence to Vindicate Wrongful Convictions? Evidence Investigation Chapter of the Manual for Wrongful Conviction Vindication

Co-organizer

Public Interest Committee, Taipei Bar Association