2019 Wrongful Conviction Rescue Lawyer Training Workshop
Last edited: 2026-07-27
Hoping to leverage the strength of civil society organizations to assist wrongfully convicted innocent individuals in seeking exoneration through practical legal actions. Every letter of appeal from a petitioner goes through initial document review, fact-finding, conference discussions, official case resolution, research on rescue avenues, launching relief proceedings, and finally opening the courtroom doors to a verdict of not guilty. Every step of the way features the steadfast and undaunted figures of lawyers stepping up one after another.
This wrongful conviction rescue lawyer training workshop is held to invite lawyers and scholars who have long participated in and cared about wrongful conviction rescue to share and exchange experiences with everyone, hoping that more like-minded lawyer partners will embark on the path of rescue together. The workshop is scheduled for a full Saturday, themed around "Wrongful Conviction Review," "Extraordinary Relief," and "Courtroom Advocacy." Participating lawyer partners will actually participate in legal actions for wrongful conviction rescue after completing the workshop courses.
Time
Saturday, January 26, 2019, 09:00-17:30
Location
B1 Conference Room, Taichung Bar Association (No. 91, Sec. 1, Zihyou Rd., West Dist., Taichung City)
Participants
Those with attorney qualifications; approximately 30 people will be recruited. Certificates will be awarded at the closing ceremony to those who attend the entire course.
Lecturers
Lo Ping-cheng
Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan
Chin Meng-hua
Professor, Institute of Law and Technology, National Chiao Tung University
Yeh Chien-ting
Chairperson, Taiwan Innocence Project
Jen Chun-yi
Attorney, Formosa Transnational Attorneys-at-Law
Liu Pei-wei
Attorney, Taiwan Innocence Project
Lo Shi-hsiang
Executive Director, Taiwan Innocence Project
Schedule
| Time | Content | Lecturer |
| 09:00-09:20 | Introduction to the Taiwan Innocence Project and Judicial Reform Foundation | -- |
| 09:20-10:20 | Review of Post-Conviction Appeal Cases (1) Case File Review and Organization |
Lo Ping-cheng / Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan |
| 10:30-11:30 | Review of Post-Conviction Appeal Cases (2) Case Adjudication and Post-Conviction Evidence Investigation |
Liu Pei-wei / Attorney, Taiwan Innocence Project Lo Shi-hsiang / Executive Director, Taiwan Innocence Project |
| 13:00-14:20 | Extraordinary Relief Practice and Legal Brief Drafting | Yeh Chien-ting / Chairperson, Taiwan Innocence Project |
| 14:30-15:30 | Forensic Science and Wrongful Conviction Rescue | Chin Meng-hua / Professor, Institute of Law and Technology, National Chiao Tung University |
| 15:40-17:00 | Preparation and Practice for Expert Witness Cross-Examination (Chen Yen-fei Case, Cheng Hsing-tse Case) | Jen Chun-yi / Attorney, Formosa Transnational Attorneys-at-Law Lo Ping-cheng / Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan |
| 17:10-17:30 | Closing Ceremony | Yeh Chien-ting / Chairperson, Taiwan Innocence Project |
Organizers
Taiwan Innocence Project
Taichung Bar Association
Judicial Reform Foundation
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