2009. 7.

1. The Basic Features of the Korean Sentencing Guidelines 2009. 7.

2. Historical Backgrounds • 2003. 8. The Judicial Reform Committee(JRC) • 2004. 12. The Presidential Committee for Judicial Reform • 2006. 12. The Revision of the Court Organization Act • 2007. 5. The Establishment of the Korean Sentencing • Commission • 2009. 7. 24. Resolution of the first sentencing guidelines • ※ 7 crime categories(murder, robbery, sex • offenses, embezzlement, bribery false • accusation, perjury) • 2009. 7. 1. Enforcement of the first guidelines

3. Sentencing Problems • Leniency • 59.2 % of the public • 72.5 % of the specialist groups • Unwarranted Disparity • 73.9% of the public • 63.3% of the specialist groups • ’Jeon-kwan-ye-woo’ • ‘Jeon-kwan' = prior judges(prosecutors) • ‘ye-woo’=giving special concession • Public distrust

4. The structure of the Commission • 13 commissioners • 1 chairperson • 4 judges • 2 public prosecutors • 2 professors • 2 defense attorneys • 2 experts • ※ one standing commissioner • Special Advisors(3 teams) • Draft the guidelines & Study the Policies • composed of judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, • professors • General Secretariat • 3 divisions(Planning, Information Research, Statistics & • Analysis

5. The Organization of the Korean Sentencing Commission

6. Main Features of the Guidelines • First continental legal system based nation to • adopt guidelines system(?) • Adopting gradual approach & narrative model • Rejecting U.S. sentencing guidelines model • Advisory guidelines • In case of departure, written reasoning needed • Either prosecutor or defendant can appeal • Applied to adult criminals & cases in • typical procedure

7. Main Features of the Guidelines • Reduce the influence of criminal history factors • Mainly descriptive sentencing range • Analysis of about 43,000 cases • Taking 70%- 80% sentencing range • Adjustment in some crimes • Little interaction between the Commission and • the National Assembly • Commission need to submit the annual report • No review or approval by the National Assembly

8. Application Process(4 steps)

9. The Sentencing Guidelines Range(Murder) ※ In principle, 70 – 80 % of the actual sentencing range type is decided by the gravity of the motive(s)

10. The Special Sentencing Factors(Murder)

11. General Sentencing Factors ※ Special factors → decide the specific range General factors → decide the specific term within the range

12. Dispositional Factors(Murder) • Important Factors

13. General Dispositional Factors(murder)

14. Multiple Offender Rule • Only Consider up to 3 offences • Rules ; Raise the Ceiling of the Principal Offense ◆ Final Maximum Range The guidelines maximum range of the Principal Offense (+)½ of the maximum range of the second serious crime (+) 1/3 of the maximum range of the third serious crime

15. Some unsettled issues • More efficient monitoring system • Whether to use unified worksheets • Whether to develop D.B. system in the commission • Who should prepare the PSR? • Probation officer (assigned to Ministry of Justice) • Court officer • Prosecution service • Alleviating the judiciary dominating atmosphere

16. ◆ Prosecutorial Guidelines System(sample screen)

17. Guidelines Worksheet sample

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