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The appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
The grounds of appeal are examined.
According to the records, the defendant appealed against the judgment of the court of first instance and asserted only unfair sentencing as the grounds for appeal.
In such a case, the argument that the lower court erred by misapprehending the legal principles cannot be a legitimate ground for appeal.
In addition, the argument that the judgment of the court below erred by misapprehending the legal principles on the sentencing guidelines is ultimately an allegation of unfair sentencing.
However, under Article 383 subparagraph 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act, only in cases where death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment or imprisonment without prison labor for not less than ten years has been imposed, an appeal on the grounds of unfair sentencing is allowed. Thus, in this case where a more minor sentence has been imposed on the defendant, the argument that the sentencing of the punishment
Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.