連國文刑事有罪判決評析報告──王冠仁案部分（上）

Analysis Report on Guowen Lian’s Criminal Guilty Verdict: Guanren Wang Case (Part 1)

本文是受台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟委託，就連國文所受有罪判決是否有冤錯進行判決評鑑，因而產出的分析報告。連國文涉及民國（下同）89年3月26日及3月31日兩起殺人事件的刑事有罪判決，本報告是關於其中王冠仁案部分的評析。評析的目標，是在檢視連國文在王冠仁案所獲的刑事有罪（確定）判決，法院的心證是否合法。按照自由心證原則，事實審法院就事實認定，對證據的證明力（證據評價），有判斷餘地。不過，自由心證原則並不能理解為，法院對於證據可信性的取捨，以及證據與待證事實之間的推論性詮釋，不受到法律限制，因為，法治國家不可能容許任何權力可以恣意地行使。本文主張，刑事訴訟法上已經規定與承認的幾項基本原則，共同構成對法官（自由）心證合法性的判斷基準。它是一套系統性規範，法官的證據取捨以及就證據與待證事實之間的推論性詮釋，都必須通過此組基準的全部檢視，才能取得合法性。本報告即是在這一套系統性規範下進行。

This article is an analysis report commissioned by the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, evaluating whether the criminal guilty verdict received by Guowen Lian was wrongful or not. Guowen Lian was involved in two criminal guilty verdicts related to murder incidents that occurred on March 26 and March 31, 2000. This report is an analysis specifically focusing on the Guanren Wang case within those incidents.
According to the principle of free evaluation of evidence, the court has discretion in determining the facts and evaluating the evidentiary strength. However, the principle of free evaluation of evidence should not be understood as unrestricted discretion for the court. This article argues that several basic principles established and recognized in criminal procedure law collectively form the criteria for judging the legality of a judge’s (free) evaluation of evidence. This report is an analysis conducted within this systematic framework of regulations.