淺析經司法互助取得證言之證據能力──以最高法院九十八年度台上字第七○四九號案件為例

The Admissibility of Testimony Taken Abroad by Mutual Legal Assistance - Review One Supreme Court Case in 2009

隨國際交流日益頻繁，跨境刑事犯罪亦隨此增加，各國執法者無不力圖突破邊界之限制以取得境外證據，其中透過司法互助所取得之證據在本國的刑事審判程序之角色，業已有刑事訴訟法學者從不同觀點加以研究。本文僅就最高法院一則對於境外證人證言之刑事判決為例，略就所涉爭點，介紹歐洲、日本學者對此等境外證人證詞之證據能力見解，輔以我國最高法院同類型案件對於兩岸司法互助協議、臺美司法互助協定等之見解，最後提出相關理論架構問題提出作為未來研究之參考。

With the increase in international exchanges, international criminal activities follow the increasing trend without exception. Law enforcement agencies are trying hard to cross the boundaries to obtain evidence abroad. Among these cross broader actions, gathering evidence abroad under international mutual legal assistance and the role of such evidence in criminal procedure, have been studied by scholars from different perspectives. In 2009, Taiwan Supreme Court approved the admissibility of witness testimony which taken by foreign court and delivered some legal principles regarding mutual legal assistance. Upon these legal issues of this case, this paper will introduce some Japanese and European scholars theories, analyze similar Supreme Court cases regarding Cross-strait Joint Fight against Crime and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement and the Taiwan-US Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement in Criminal Matters and raise some key points that will be of interest of legal practitioners. Therefore, expecting the research of this issue will be a ground stone for further study.