Jeonju Law Firm Case | With the Jeonju Law Firm's Assistance, a Client Charged with Dangerous Driving Causing Injury and Drunk Driving Received a Suspended Sentence

This is the story of a client who came to the Jeonju law firm.

The client met an old acquaintance whom he was close to for the first time in a while, drank about one bottle of soju, and then drove his passenger car.

While intoxicated, the client drove without applying the brakes while waiting at an intersection signal and struck the rear bumper of the victim's vehicle.

As a result, the victim sustained an injury requiring approximately two weeks of treatment and filed a criminal complaint against the client.

The client, who already had a prior conviction of the same type for drunk driving, requested the Jeonju law firm's assistance in order to reduce the level of punishment in the drunk driving and dangerous driving causing injury case.

The Jeonju law firm explained 🔗drunk driving and dangerous driving causing injury.

• Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes Article 5-11 (Dangerous Driving Causing Death or Injury)

① A person who drives a motor vehicle, etc., in a state in which normal driving is difficult due to the influence of alcohol or drugs and thereby causes bodily injury to another person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than 15 years or by a fine of not less than 10 million won and not more than 30 million won, and a person who causes death shall be punished by imprisonment for life or for not less than three years.

Under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, where a person causes bodily injury to another after drunk driving, that person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than 15 years or by a fine of not less than 10 million won and not more than 30 million won.

• Road Traffic Act Article 44 (Prohibition of Driving While Intoxicated)

① No person shall drive a motor vehicle, etc., a road-running tram, or a bicycle while intoxicated.

Article 148-2 (Penalty Provisions)

③ Article 44 (1) A person who, in violation of Article 44 (1), drives a motor vehicle, etc., or a road-running tram while intoxicated shall be punished according to the following classifications.

1. A person whose blood alcohol concentration is 0.2 percent or higher shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years and not more than five years or by a fine of not less than 10 million won and not more than 20 million won.

2. A person whose blood alcohol concentration is 0.08 percent or higher but less than 0.2 percent shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than two years or by a fine of not less than five million won and not more than 10 million won.

3. A person whose blood alcohol concentration is 0.03 percent or higher but less than 0.08 percent shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding five million won.

Depending on the blood alcohol concentration prescribed under the Road Traffic Act, a person may be punished by up to imprisonment for not less than two years and not more than five years or by a fine of not less than 10 million won and not more than 20 million won.

The client admits all of the facts and is deeply remorseful.

The Jeonju law firm argued that the client felt ashamed and was repentant.

The client visited the victim, apologized, and paid a settlement amount.

The law firm in Jeonju argued that the victim, who had accepted the client's apology, had agreed not to pursue any civil or criminal liability in connection with the case in the future.

The Jeonju law firm argued that the degree of the victim's bodily injury was minor enough not to interfere with daily life.

The client who sought out the Jeonju law firm avoided an actual custodial sentence and received a suspended sentence through the assistance of a Jeonju attorney.

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