All appeals are dismissed.

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

1. 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 preparation of evidence and the 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). The lower court, on the grounds stated in its reasoning, found the Defendants guilty.

The Defendants’ assertion of the grounds of appeal disputing such fact-finding by the lower court is merely an error of the lower court’s determination on the selection and probative value of evidence, which substantially belongs to the free judgment of the fact-finding court. In addition, even when examining the reasoning of the lower judgment in light of the aforementioned legal doctrine and the evidence duly admitted, the lower court did not exhaust all necessary deliberations as alleged in the Defendants’ grounds of appeal, and did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence in violation

2. In addition, under Article 383 subparag. 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act, an appeal may be filed only in cases where death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment with or without prison labor for more than ten years has been imposed, on the grounds of unfair sentencing. As such, the above Defendant’s assertion that the determination of punishment is unfair in this case where a more minor sentence has been imposed against Defendant A does not constitute a legitimate appeal

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