Cases
2018Do13375 Violation of the Political Funds Act
Defendant
A person shall be appointed.
Appellant
Prosecutor
Judgment of the lower court
Seoul High Court Decision 2018No1374 Decided August 10, 2018
Imposition of Judgment
September 26, 2019
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The appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
The grounds of appeal are examined.
For the reasons indicated in its holding, the lower court reversed the first instance judgment convicting the Defendant on the charge of violating the Political Funds Act, and sentenced the Defendant not guilty. Examining the relevant legal principles and records, the lower court did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, or by misapprehending the legal doctrine on Article 45(1) of the Political Funds Act, thereby adversely affecting
Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.
Justices Park Jae-young
Justices Min You-sook
Justices Jo Hee-de
Justices Kim Jae-in
Justices Lee Jae-hwan