Cases
2016No552(Separation) Violation of the Punishment of Violences, etc. Act (joint injury)
2016 initially 256 Application for a compensation order
Defendant
B
Appellant
Prosecutor
Prosecutor
The highest level of prosecution, the seating capacity (public trial)
Defense Counsel
Public-service Advocates J (State Ship)
Applicant for Compensation
D
The judgment below
Gwangju District Court Decision 2015No4213 Decided February 3, 2016
Imposition of Judgment
December 20, 2016
Text
The prosecutor's appeal is dismissed.
An application for remedy by an applicant for remedy shall be dismissed.
Reasons
1. Summary of grounds for appeal;
The sentence of the court below (two years of suspended execution for six months of imprisonment, community service) is too unfluent and unfair.
2. Determination
It is recognized that the Defendant jointly with A that inflicted a serious injury on the victim in need of six weeks’ medical treatment. However, the Defendant committed the instant crime contingently, and the lower court deposited KRW 2 million on behalf of the victim and did not have any history of punishment exceeding the fine. In addition, in full view of all of the sentencing conditions in the instant case, including the Defendant’s age, character and conduct, environment, motive and means of the instant crime, the motive and consequence of the crime, and the circumstances after the crime, it cannot be deemed that the lower court’s sentencing should be deemed to have been too uneasible and reversed.
3. Determination on applications for compensation order
An applicant for compensation filed an application for remedy with the Defendant and A to pay interest of 20% per annum from the day following the date of service of a duplicate of the application for compensation order and 10,26,394 won to the date of payment to the applicant for compensation. However, in the original instance, the Defendant deposited KRW 2 million to the applicant for compensation, and there is room for dispute over the amount of business suspension damage, medical expenses and solatium claimed by the applicant for compensation, and it cannot be deemed that the existence or scope of the Defendant’s liability for compensation is unclear or that it is appropriate to issue a compensation order, and thus, the applicant for compensation cannot be accepted
4. Conclusion
Therefore, the prosecutor's appeal is dismissed in accordance with Article 364 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act, and the prosecutor's appeal is dismissed in accordance with Article 32 (1) 3 and Article 25 (3) 3 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Promotion, etc. of Legal Proceedings. It is so decided as per Disposition.
Judges
Judges Kim Young-sik
Judges Yu Byung-ho
Reinforcement of Judges