Mokpo Law Firm Assistance | Client Assisted by Daeryun on a Violation of the Narcotics Control Act Receives a Suspended Sentence

The Mokpo Law Firm listened to the client's detailed account.

The victim was an acquaintance of the client, and the two had long played golf together, engaging in what is commonly called ‘betting golf.’

The accomplices in this case conspired together to secretly make the victim consume a substance containing narcotics and, while the victim's physical and judgment abilities were impaired as a result, attempted to defraud him of money through betting golf.

Although the client was not at the scene at the time of the offense, he was charged on the basis that he planned this offense and conspired in it together with the others.

Feeling the fear of an actual custodial sentence, the client urgently sought out the Mokpo Law Firm and decided to proceed with the case together with Daeryun's attorney experienced in narcotics cases.

The client attempted to win a golf bet by secretly mixing a substance containing narcotics into the victim's drink, and through this he attempted to defraud the victim of property. This constitutes the crime of fraud.

Criminal Act, Article 347 (Fraud)

In addition, it was also a problem that the client, although not a narcotics handler*, attempted to use narcotics.

Narcotics Control Act

Article 4 (Prohibition of Handling of Narcotics by Persons Other Than Narcotics Handlers)

* Narcotics Handler : Under the ‘Narcotics Control Act,’ a person who has obtained permission or designation for the management of narcotics.

This includes narcotics import and export businesses, narcotics raw material users, cannabis cultivators, narcotics wholesalers, narcotics managers, narcotics handling academic researchers, narcotics retailers, and narcotics handling medical practitioners.

Article 61 (Penal Provisions)

☞ Go to the Page for Preliminary Review of the Level of Punishment for Narcotics Crimes

Although the client was not at the scene at the time the offense occurred, he confessed to all of the facts of having conspired in this matter with the other defendants.

He also argued that he had completed compliance education, pledging that he would not fall into the temptation of such a crime again and would live diligently.

The client argued that, because he did not take part in the betting golf with the other defendants and the victim, he had not in fact gained any criminal proceeds, and that the amount of harm from the charged fraud and attempted fraud offenses was also not large.

The client continued to convey his apology to the victim and, by paying a settlement amount, obtained a statement of no wish for punishment.

He also argued that, seeing the client's sincere apology, the victim had personally written a petition on his behalf.