Suwon Criminal Attorney | Defending a Client Charged With Bodily Injury and Successfully Avoiding a Custodial Sentence

2024.12.23박동일

The client retained an attorney with extensive experience handling criminal cases in Suwon after committing the crime of infliction of bodily injury. The attorney succeeded in avoiding a custodial sentence for the client.

1. The Client Who Sought a Suwon Criminal Attorney

The client explained that, having committed the crime of infliction of bodily injury, he was at risk of receiving a custodial sentence.

The client requested assistance in avoiding a custodial sentence, and the facts of the case that the attorney reviewed were as follows.

The client explained that he had been arrested in the act on a charge of infliction of bodily injury, had completed the police investigation, and the case had been referred to the prosecutors' office.

The client explained that he was intoxicated on the day of the incident and remembered nothing at all, but that through CCTV footage he had confirmed scenes of the client and the victim tangled together, with blood coming from the victim's face.

The client reportedly denied the charge during the police investigation, saying that he could not remember, so the attorney examined the indictment in order to resolve the case.

The Client's Indictment as Reviewed by the Suwon Criminal Attorney

According to the indictment, the client, heavily intoxicated on a street in Suwon, picked a quarrel with the victim, shoved him forcefully toward a streetlight, and assaulted him by such means as knocking him down again whenever he got up.

As a result of the client's conduct, the victim reportedly sustained an injury to the head for which the number of treatment days could not be determined.

2. The Crime of Infliction of Bodily Injury, Explained by the Suwon Criminal Attorney

The client explained that he was charged with 🔗infliction of bodily injury.

Infliction of bodily injury refers to causing a disturbance to the physiological functions of a person's body.

Not only inflicting injury on a person by means of assault, but also acts such as infecting a person with a sexually transmitted disease or administering a drug to make a person vomit all constitute the crime of infliction of bodily injury.

The Penalty Level for Infliction of Bodily Injury, Explained by the Suwon Criminal Attorney

Article 257 of the Criminal Act (Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury to Lineal Ascendant)
(1) A person who inflicts bodily injury upon another shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than seven years, suspension of qualifications for not more than ten years, or a fine not exceeding ten million won.

If the crime of infliction of bodily injury is recognized, the client could be punished at the level set out above.

FAQ on Suspension of Qualifications, Reviewed With the Suwon Criminal Attorney

Attorney, among the penalties for infliction of bodily injury, what is suspension of qualifications?

Attorney: Among the penalties for infliction of bodily injury, suspension of qualifications is a penalty that permanently or temporarily deprives an offender of honors and similar standing.

Attorney, when someone receives a sentence of suspension of qualifications, what qualifications are suspended?

Attorney: A person who receives a sentence of suspension of qualifications is suspended from or deprived of the qualification to become a public official, the right to vote, the qualification to perform public duties, and similar qualifications.

3. The Client's Defense Undertaken by the Suwon Criminal Attorney

To defend against a custodial sentence for the client, the attorney undertook the defense by emphasizing the following points.

The injury the victim sustained to the facial area occurred in the course of the victim losing his footing and falling to the ground

The victim first assaulted the client by rolling up paper and swinging it at him

The victim, too, was heavily intoxicated at the time of the incident and was not properly aware of how the incident unfolded

The client recognized the wrongfulness of the conduct, showed remorse, and completed an education program on law-abiding conduct

4. The Judgment Obtained by the Suwon Criminal Attorney

After hearing the attorney, the court issued the client a judgment of a suspended sentence.

The client had been at risk of receiving a custodial sentence for the crime of infliction of bodily injury.

As a result of the attorney preparing a strategy and responding in order to avoid a custodial sentence for the client, a judgment of a suspended sentence could be obtained.

If, like the client in this case, you face the risk of a custodial sentence on a charge of infliction of bodily injury, please obtain a 🔗attorney recommendation and seek a consultation.

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