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All appeals are dismissed.
Reasons
The grounds of appeal are examined.
1. As to the prosecutor’s grounds of appeal, the lower court acquitted Defendant B, C, D, and E on the grounds stated in its reasoning, on the ground that there is no proof of crime.
The judgment below
Examining the reasoning in light of the record, the lower court did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules.
2. As to the Defendant A’s grounds of appeal, the lower court convicted Defendant A of the facts charged (excluding the part not guilty in the grounds of appeal) on the grounds indicated in its reasoning.
The judgment below
Examining the reasoning in light of the relevant legal principles and the evidence duly admitted, 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 the admissibility of evidence and the
3. Therefore, all appeals are dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.