The defendant's appeal is dismissed.

1. Summary of grounds for appeal;

가. 사실오인 혹은 법리오해 이 사건 당시 피무고자 D가 피고인에게 크게 고함을 질렀을 뿐만 아니라 피고인의 병원진료 내역, 상해진단서 기재 내용 등에 의하면 피무고자들이 피고인의 양쪽에서 한쪽씩 팔짱을 끼듯이 팔을 잡아당기는 등의 신체적 접촉을 하였던 사실도 분명한바, 피고인은 위와 같은 피무고자들의 행위를 폭행으로 인식하여 다소 정황을 과장하여 고소하였을 뿐 피고인에게 무고의 고의가 있었다고 볼 수 없음에도 원심은 신빙성 없는 F, D의 진술 등에 기초하여 이 사건 공소사실을 유죄로 인정하였으니, 원심판결에는 사실을 오인하거나 법리를 오해하여 판결에 영향을 미친 위법이 있다.

B. The sentence imposed by the lower court on the grounds of unreasonable sentencing (hereinafter referred to as a fine of four million won) is too unreasonable.

2. Determination

A. 1) In light of the spirit of the principle of substantial direct examination adopted by the Korean Criminal Procedure Act, the first instance court’s determination on the credibility of a statement made by a witness of the first instance court is clearly erroneous, or there are exceptional cases where it is deemed that maintaining the first instance court’s determination on the credibility of a statement made by a witness of the first instance court is considerably unfair in full view of the results of the first instance’s examination and the results of the further examination of evidence conducted by the time of closing argument in the appellate court, the appellate court should respect the first instance judgment on the credibility of the statement made by the witness of the first instance court (see, e.g., Supreme Court Decision 2006Do4994, Nov. 24, 2006). In full view of the evidence duly adopted and examined by the lower court, D is consistent from an investigative agency to the court of the lower court, but intends to be subject to no obligation between the defendant and the defendant.