從冤錯案救援觀點評謝志宏案再審無罪判決

A Review of Hsieh Chih-Hung’s Verdict of Innocence His Exoneration

臺灣高等法院臺南分院歷經一年多的再審審理，在2020年5月15日這一天宣判謝志宏無罪（臺灣高等法院臺南分院108年度再字第1號判決），終於讓這位無辜者擺脫糾纏多年的死刑誤判。這份無罪判決，得來不易。本文作者作為死囚謝志宏救援團隊之成員，從冤錯案救援視角就這份再審無罪判決輔以歷次關鍵開庭之現場觀察提出若干評論。本文從冤錯案救援觀點認為，謝志宏再審無罪判決有三個關鍵即：社會各界的共同救援、司法及國家機關的協力合作，以及對於前在冤錯案死囚為執行死刑等。

On May 15, 2020, Hsieh Chih-Hung was acquitted by the Tainan High Court after a year-long retrial (see the Judgment of Tainan High Court (2019) Zai Zih No.1). This verdict, which finally overturned the death sentence that haunted Hsieh for years, is hard to come by. As a member of the team that helped exonerating Hsieh, the author reviewed this not-guilty verdict as well as critical moments during the court sessions from the perspective of a campaigner for Hsieh’s innocence, rendering a conclusion that the verdict is a result of three key factors: the civil society’s joint efforts, the collaboration between the judicial and administrative branches, and a halt in executions of possibly innocent death row inmates.