[Suseong-gu Criminal Attorney's Success in Obtaining a Suspended Sentence] Successful Suspended Sentence With the Assistance of a Suseong-gu Criminal Attorney

The client, who came to a Suseong-gu criminal attorney, went to an acquaintance's restaurant while intoxicated and caused a disturbance.

The client became angry at the victim's words telling the client to go home while closing the restaurant door.

The client took a hammer that had been kept at the management office, returned to the restaurant, and threatened and intimidated the victim by cursing at and shouting at the victim.

As a result, the client was involved in the crime of special intimidation and came to a Suseong-gu criminal attorney to find a solution.

■ Intimidation

(1) Threatening a person constitutes simple intimidation and is punishable by imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine not exceeding five million won, detention, or a minor fine (Article 283(1)). The statute of limitations for prosecution is five years.

(2) Threatening one's own or one's spouse's lineal ascendant constitutes intimidation against a lineal ascendant and is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine not exceeding seven million won (Article 283(2)). The two offenses above are crimes not punishable against the victim's will (Article 283(3)).

(3) Where the crime of intimidation is committed by displaying the power of a group or multitude or by carrying a dangerous object, it constitutes special intimidation and is punishable by imprisonment for not more than seven years or a fine not exceeding ten million won (Article 284).

(4) The Criminal Act, taking into account the particular nature of the crime of intimidation, increases the penalty for a habitual offender by up to one half of the penalty prescribed for that crime (Article 285).

(5) An attempt of simple intimidation, intimidation against a lineal ascendant, and special intimidation is also punishable (Article 286). It should also be noted that, under the Punishment of Violences Act, a person who habitually commits the crime of intimidation shall be punished by imprisonment for a definite term of at least three years, and where the crime of intimidation is committed at night or jointly by two or more persons, the penalty prescribed by the Criminal Act is increased by up to one half (Article 2(1) and (2)).

■ The Suseong-gu criminal attorney emphasized that, from immediately after the incident, the client actively cooperated with the investigation by voluntarily consenting to and submitting items in response to the police's request for voluntary production of seized items, and that the client confessed to the offense from the outset.

■ The Suseong-gu criminal attorney emphasized that, however intoxicated the client may have been, the client felt guilt about the reality of having caused harm to the victim and was sincerely repenting and regretting the offense in the case.

■ The Suseong-gu criminal attorney emphasized that the client clearly recognized that similar offenses were committed due to the client's poor drinking habits and was undergoing abstinence treatment to root this out.

■ The Suseong-gu criminal attorney emphasized that several of the client's acquaintances had personally written and submitted letters of appeal pleading for leniency for the client.

The court accepted the opinion of the Suseong-gu criminal attorney and imposed a 'suspended sentence'.

The client, who sought only to avoid an actual custodial sentence, was able to obtain a suspended sentence through the assistance of the Suseong-gu criminal attorney.

For the crime of special intimidation, it can be advantageous to proceed with the case with the help of an attorney in the early stage of the matter.

If you are involved in the crime of special intimidation and are looking for a solution, as in the case above, you may seek out a Suseong-gu criminal attorney at any time.