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Sentencing case · Petty theft
Elderly homeless man — repeated short imprisonment for food theft
Mr. P (anonymized, age 70+)·Low-income·District Court · 2019
Harm
~₩4,000 of food
Sentence
4m
Court
District Court
Guideline
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Case summary
An elderly homeless man stole bread and a milk carton (total value ~₩4,000) from a market. Because of repeat petty-theft entries, the court refused suspension and imposed 4 months of actual imprisonment under Article 332 (habitual theft) of the Criminal Act — a recurring fact pattern in Korea's lower courts.
Disparity flags
Strict toward weak
Above guideline
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