The Supreme Court did an about-face this past May, however, when it approved a retrial. The Hsichih trio and their families were just beginning to feel hopeful when the High Court prosecutors filed an appeal opposing a retrial for the three men. The appeal dragged on until October 27, when it was rejected by the Supreme Court.
直到今年五月，最高法院突然一反過去的立場，裁定通過再審申請，讓家屬及蘇建和三人心中燃起一絲希望，不料，曾經提出三次非常上訴的檢查體系，反而提出抗告，反對再審，直到十月二十七日，最高法院駁回抗告，蘇等三人將可望踏出台北看守所，重新接受法院開庭審理。