On the 24th, the Third Division of the Supreme Court ruled to dismiss the appeal of Ms. A, a woman in her 30s who was indicted on suspicion of violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, etc. (blackmail).
A decision to dismiss an appeal is different from a judgment to dismiss an appeal in that the reasons asserted by the appellant do not fall under the grounds for appeal set out in the Criminal Procedure Act, and the reason for the appeal itself was not considered.
Therefore, the second-instance ruling that sentenced him to seven years in prison has been finalized. Mr. A threatened Jun Su (Xia) from September 2020 to October last year and stole 850 million won worth of money and valuables.
The first-instance court sentenced Mr. A to seven years in prison. The first-instance court stated, "Considering the method of the crime, which exploited the victim's weaknesses, the duration, and the amount of damage, the nature of the crime is extremely good.
The court also ruled that "the victim suffered psychological damage and is pleading for severe punishment." The second trial sentenced Mr. A to seven years in prison and removed one mobile phone and one smartphone from the electronic information that was seized.
The appeals court also ordered the confiscation of one additional piece of equipment. "If the seized items used in the crime are returned to the defendant, there are concerns that it may cause additional harm," the court said.
By chunchun 2025/06/25 00:13 KST
