2 Sentencing

(1) Death penalty and life imprisonment with work

Table 2-3-2-2 shows the number of persons sentenced to the death penalty or life imprisonment with work in a court of first instance by type of offense over the last 10 years. No one was sentenced to life imprisonment without work in the last 10 years.

Only those who committed homicide (but excluding inducing or aiding suicide, homicide with consent, and preparation; hereinafter the same in this subsection) or robbery causing death (including homicide at the scene of a robbery) were sentenced to the death penalty during the last 10 years (Source: Annual Report of Judicial Statistics and the General Secretariat, Supreme Court).

The percentage of persons sentenced to life imprisonment with work of those convicted in 2011 was 2.4% (9 persons) for homicide and 4.4% (18) for robbery causing death or injury (including homicide at the scene of a robbery)/rape at the scene of a robbery. Those sentenced to life imprisonment with work for other offenses in 2011 also included three persons for Organized Crime Punishment Act violations (organized homicide) (Source: Annual Report of Judicial Statistics and the General Secretariat, Supreme Court).

Table 2-3-2-2 Number of persons sentenced to the death penalty or life imprisonment with work in a court of first instance by type of offense (2002-2011)

Table 2-3-2-2

(2) Imprisonment with or without work for a definite term

Table 2-3-2-3 shows the number of persons sentenced to imprisonment with or without work for a definite term in a court of first instance in 2011 (See Appendix 2-4 for sentencing by type of offense).

Table 2-3-2-3 Number of persons sentenced to imprisonment with or without work for a definite term in a court of first instance (2011)

Table 2-3-2-3

(3) Fine

Table 2-3-2-4 shows the number of persons sentenced to fine (but excluding those cumulatively imposed fine and imprisonment with or without work) in a court of first instance in 2011.

Table 2-3-2-4 Number of persons sentenced to fine in a court of first instance by type of offense (2011)

Table 2-3-2-4