The defendant's appeal is dismissed.

An appellant shall submit a written reason for appeal to the appellate court within 20 days from the date he/she receives the notice of the records of trial (Article 361-3(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act), and if the written reason for appeal is not submitted within the said period, the appellate court shall dismiss the appeal by its ruling (Article 361-4(1) of the same Act). The defendant, even though he/she is legally notified of the receipt of the records of trial from this court on January 19, 2018, did not submit a written reason for appeal within the period for submission of the statement of reason for appeal even if he/she received the notice of receipt of the records of trial from this court on January 19, 2018, and

Therefore, pursuant to Articles 361-4(1) and 361-3(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act, an appeal filed by a defendant shall be dismissed. It shall be determined as ordered by the court below (ex officio pursuant to Article 25(1) of the Regulation on Criminal Procedure, “the pertinent Article of the Criminal Procedure Act and the choice of punishment for a crime” in the column of “application of statutes” in the judgment below ex officio pursuant to Article 25(1) of the Regulation on Criminal Procedure: (i) the addition of “after Article 37 of the Criminal Procedure Act; (ii) Article 39(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act to “the first sentence of Article 39(1) of the same Act