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Cases
2019Do4834 homicide
Defendant
A person shall be appointed.
Appellant
Defendant
Defense Counsel
Attorney Ho-won
Judgment of the lower court
Seoul High Court Decision 2019No4 decided April 5, 2019
Imposition of Judgment
June 13, 2019
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The appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
The grounds of appeal are examined.
Examining the following circumstances: (a) the Defendant’s age, character and conduct, environment, relationship with the victim, motive, means, and consequence of each of the instant crimes; and (b) circumstances after committing the crime, etc., the lower court cannot be deemed to have maintained the first instance judgment that sentenced the Defendant to 25 years of imprisonment, even in light of the circumstances asserted in the grounds of appeal.
Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.
Justices Park Jae-young
Justices Park Jung-hwa
Justices Kwon Soon-il
Justices Lee Dong-won
Justices Kim Gin-soo