Acquittal, now final, in a case involving the sale of psychotropic drugs after challenging criminal intent

The client sold diet pills prescribed at a hospital online and was indicted because the medication qualified as a psychotropic drug. The client's position was that he or she had not known the medication was a psychotropic drug.

Attorney Jaehoon Lee defended the client.

The central issue was whether the client knew that the medication sold was a psychotropic drug, in other words, whether criminal intent could be established.

In particular, the prosecution had submitted a statement of facts from the hospital stating that the client had been clearly informed of the nature of the medication, so the credibility of that statement became a key issue.

Attorney Lee challenged the existence of intent, focusing on the fact that the client had not recognized that the medication was a psychotropic drug.

In particular, he closely examined the content and credibility of the hospital's statement of facts submitted by the prosecution, and actively argued that the statement alone could not establish that the client had been informed the medication was a psychotropic drug.

The court found that the evidence submitted by the prosecution was not sufficient to establish that the client had criminal intent, and acquitted the client.

The acquittal became final without change.