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(영문) 대법원 2015.06.11 2015도4309

공직선거법위반

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The appeal is dismissed.

Reasons

The grounds of appeal are examined.

Examining the evidence duly adopted and examined by the lower court and the first instance court, the lower court was justifiable to have determined that the facts charged in the instant case was guilty on the grounds stated in its reasoning.

There is no error of exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, or of misapprehending the relevant legal principles.

In addition, the argument that the judgment of the court below contains an error of incomplete deliberation on basic facts for sentencing and misunderstanding of facts constitutes the argument of unfair sentencing.

However, according to Article 383 subparagraph 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act, an appeal on the grounds of unfair sentencing is allowed only when a death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment or imprisonment without prison labor for not less than ten years

In this case where a fine is imposed against the defendant, the argument that the amount of punishment is unreasonable shall not be a legitimate ground for appeal.

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.