2. Determination

A. In light of the spirit of the principle of substantial direct examination adopted by the Korean Criminal Procedure Act, unless there are special circumstances to deem that the first instance judgment on the credibility of the statement made by a witness of the first instance was clearly erroneous, or the first instance judgment on the credibility of the statement made by a witness of the first instance is clearly unreasonable in light of the results of the first instance examination and the results of the additional examination of evidence conducted by the time the argument in the appellate trial is concluded, the appellate court should respect the judgment on the credibility of the statement made by the witness of the first instance.

(See Supreme Court Decision 2006Do4994 Decided November 24, 2006, etc.). B.

The lower court acknowledged the credibility of each of the testimony D, E, and E after directly examining D, E, and J, and found the Defendant guilty of the instant facts charged by rejecting the credibility of the J’s testimony. The lower court clearly erred in its determination of credibility of each of the above testimony.

The defendant's assertion is without merit, since it seems that maintaining the judgment of the court below on the credibility of the judgment is not significantly unfair.

3. Therefore, the defendant's appeal is dismissed in accordance with Article 364 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act on the grounds that the defendant's appeal is groundless. It is so decided as per