Cases
2019Do10982 Death or injury caused by death, death or injury caused by death or injury to a suspender.
Defendant
A person shall be appointed.
Appellant
Defendant
Defense Counsel
Attorneys Kim Jong-soo (Korean National Assembly Line)
Judgment of the lower court
Seoul High Court Decision 2019No569 Decided July 17, 2019
Imposition of Judgment
September 26, 2019
Text
The appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
The grounds of appeal are examined.
Examining various circumstances that form the conditions for sentencing as shown in the records, such as the Defendant’s age, character and conduct, environment, relationship with the victim, motive, means and consequence of each of the instant crimes, and circumstances after the crime, the lower court cannot be deemed to have sentenced the Defendant to 17 years of imprisonment, even in light of the circumstances asserted in the grounds of appeal.
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