The appeal is dismissed.

The grounds of appeal are examined (to the extent of supplement in case of supplemental appellate briefs not timely filed).

Based on its stated reasoning, the lower court reversed the first instance judgment convicting the Defendant of the charges of this case, and found the Defendant guilty, on the grounds that the Defendant, by deceiving the victim to the effect that the Defendant would allow the victim to undertake construction works in a size of KRW 70-15 billion, even though the Defendant did not have an intent or ability to force the victim to take part in the civil engineering works, and by deceiving the victim to acquire KRW 50 million from the victim as

The judgment below

Examining the reasoning in light of the relevant legal principles and records, the lower court’s determination is justifiable, and contrary to what is alleged in the grounds of appeal, the lower court did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, by misapprehending the legal doctrine on the legal doctrine of fraud, the burden of

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