Court Observation｜The Unfinished Su Case: The Sixth Civil Preparatory Proceeding

The case of Su Chien-ho, Liu Bing-lang, and Chuang Lin-xun is a famous wrongful death penalty case. In 1991, without finding any direct evidence proving the three were involved in the murder of the Wu couple in Hsichih Township, Taipei County, Su Chien-ho, Liu Bing-lang, and Chuang Lin-xun were sentenced to death in the third instance on February 4, 1995, receiving two death sentences each along with lifelong deprivation of civil rights. On May 18, 2000, the High Court ruled to initiate a retrial, after which the Supreme Court remanded the retrial case to the High Court for further proceedings on three occasions. On August 31, 2012, in the third retrial proceedings, the three were finally acquitted. The duration from being accused of the crime to the final acquittal spanned approximately 21 years.
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The public generally assumes this case has come to an end; however, in fact, the criminal ancillary civil action for damages filed by the victim's family in 1992 continued to be tried by the civil courts after the criminal case was finalized, with both the first and second instances ruling that no liability for damages was required. On August 26, 2020, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded the case to the High Court, which means that 30 years after the incident, Su Chien-ho and the others must still continue fighting for their innocence within the judicial system.
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On September 18, the High Court's Civil Division will hold the sixth preparatory proceeding following the remand of this case. The road to exoneration remains long, and we invite everyone to join us in the courtroom to follow this case together.

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Time

September 18, 2023 (Monday) at 4:00 PM

Location

Civil Courtroom 1, Taiwan High Court (No. 233, Sec. 1, Kueiyang St., Jhongjheng District, Taipei City)

Further Reading

• 4/15 Court Observation｜The Unfinished Su Case: Summoning Review Expert Professor Li Chun-yi regarding Henry Lee's Crime Scene Reconstruction Appraisal Report
• Op-Ed｜27 Years Later, Witnessing Snow in June Once Again: Is the Case of Su Chien-ho and the Three Death Row Inmates Endless?
• Report｜Death Row Inmates in Taiwan's Most Tortuous Wrongful Case! After Enduring 21 Years of 'a Fate Worse than Death' to Finally Clear His Name and Devoting 16 Years to Public Service, He is Struck Hard Again by a New Verdict​