Killing 2 people does not reach the "multiple" threshold for the death penalty? Legal circles support clarification of procedural remedies

A man, Xie Wenxiong, hacked his wife and sister-in-law to death last year. The New Taipei District Court held that the killing of the two did not meet the concept of "multiple people" in the "113 Constitutional Judgment No. 8", and that more than three people were required to meet the requirements for the death penalty. The New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office appealed yesterday, arguing that "multiple persons" did not exclude two people; the Constitutional Court said yesterday that those who are dissatisfied with the verdict should seek procedural relief. Lawyer Chen Junwei believes that the Constitutional Judgment No. 8 does not specify the number threshold and supports the prosecution to clarify through appeal.

Xu Bihui, director of the Constitutional Court's Secretariat, said that the intention of the Constitutional Court's judgment has been reflected in the Constitutional Court's judgment. If the defendant, prosecutor, or parties are dissatisfied with the judgment of the first instance court, they should seek relief in accordance with legal procedures.

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The media asked that the hospital and prosecutors have different interpretations of "multiple people". Can they clearly explain how to identify them? Wu Dingya, director and spokesperson of the News and Rule of Law Publicity Division of the Judicial Yuan, explained that the interpretation of the New Taipei District Court's judgment involves legal opinions on trial independence, and it is inconvenient for the Judicial Yuan to provide further explanations.

Lawyer Chen Junwei said that Constitutional Sentence No. 8 only uses "killing multiple people" as an example of the "most serious crime" that can be sentenced to death, and does not clearly define the number of "multiple people." The New Taipei District Court's determination may refer to the interpretation of "majority" based on past judicial practice, but this is not a threshold clearly set by the Constitutional Court, so it is controversial.

Chen Junwei pointed out that at this stage, it is difficult to directly determine whether the New Taipei District Court's interpretation is right or wrong. Since the prosecutors believe that Constitutional Judgment No. 8 does not rule out the killing of two people, they can continue to clarify through the appeal process; if the dispute finally reaches the Constitutional Court, there will be an opportunity to further confirm the specific criteria of "multiple people", so he supports the prosecutors' appeal.

"Two people are also life"

Both fathers hope to be sentenced to death

"One person is also life, and two people are also life." The victim's father, surnamed Zhang, said that it was difficult to accept that the death penalty was not imposed in the end. The only hope was the death penalty. Now there are so many people on the Internet. Everyone is unconvinced and feels it is unfair. Now it is said that it will take three to kill two people, but in the future, it will take four to kill three. Xie Nan took two lives in broad daylight. I hope the judiciary can face up to the pain endured by the victims and their families and give them the appropriate sentence.