Criminal facts have to be proved to the extent that there is no reasonable doubt (Article 307(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act). However, the selection of evidence and probative value of evidence conducted on the premise of fact finding belong to the free judgment of the fact-finding court.

(Article 308 of the Criminal Procedure Act). For the reasons indicated in its reasoning, the lower court determined that the first instance judgment which found the Defendant guilty of the facts charged was justifiable, and rejected the allegation in the grounds of appeal as to mistake of facts.

The allegation in the grounds of appeal is merely an error in the lower court’s decision on the selection and probative value of evidence belonging to the free judgment of the fact-finding court, which is the purport of disputing such fact-finding by

In addition, while examining the reasoning of the lower judgment in light of the aforementioned legal doctrine and evidence duly admitted, the lower court did not err in its judgment by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules.

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