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All appeals are dismissed.
Reasons
The grounds of appeal are examined.
1. As to the Defendant’s appeal, the Defendant did not submit the appellate brief within the submission period, and did not state the grounds thereof in the petition of appeal.
2. On the grounds of appeal by the prosecutor, the lower court upheld the first instance judgment that acquitted the Defendant on the violation of the Public Official Election Act due to publication of false facts concerning write-off among the facts charged in the instant case on the grounds as stated
The judgment below
Examining the reasoning in light of the relevant legal principles and records, the lower court did not err in its judgment by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, or by misapprehending the legal doctrine on “false facts” as prescribed in Article 250(2) of the
On the other hand, the prosecutor appealed the entire judgment of the court below, but did not state specific grounds for objection on the guilty portion in the petition of appeal or the appellate brief.
3. Therefore, all appeals are dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.