Kim Ho-jung appeals to Supreme Court after receiving a guilty verdict… Legal dispute over drunk driving incident controversy continues.
Trot singer Kim Ho-jung has appealed to the Supreme Court after being sentenced to actual imprisonment for drunk driving and hit-and-run. Kim Ho-jung was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison for charges including dangerous driving causing injury and fleeing the scene under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, as well as failure to take action after an accident under the Road Traffic Act. The appellate court upheld the initial ruling of 2 years and 6 months in prison. Kim Ho-jung's side argued that he had not consumed enough alcohol to make normal driving impossible at the time of the accident, but this defense was not accepted. The appellate court pointed out that "the amount of alcohol consumed by the defendant on the day of the incident seems significant" and that ...
