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The prosecutor's appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
1. The summary of the grounds for appeal in light of the circumstances leading up to the instant crime, the means of access leased by the Defendant was used for gambling and other crimes, and the distribution of the passbook is socially problematic and requires strict punishment, etc., the punishment imposed by the court below (5 million won of fine) is too uneasy and unfair.
2. The Criminal Procedure Act, which takes the trial-oriented principle and the direct principle, ought to respect the determination of sentencing in cases where there exists a unique area of the first instance court, and there is no change in the conditions of sentencing compared to the first instance court, and the sentencing of the first instance court does not deviate from the reasonable scope of discretion.
(See Supreme Court en banc Decision 2015Do3260 Decided July 23, 2015). Even if the materials submitted in the trial at the trial, there is no significant change in the sentencing conditions compared to the original judgment, and comprehensively taking account of all the reasons for sentencing indicated in the records of this case, the lower court’s sentencing is too unfeasible and so it cannot be deemed that the lower court exceeded the reasonable scope of discretion.
3. In conclusion, the prosecutor's appeal is dismissed as it is without merit. It is so decided as per Disposition.