정식재판절차와 불이익변경금지원칙

Two solutions is presented as the ways to cope with criminal case to be on the increase. First solution is expanding of manpower and resources of jurisdiction, second solution is efficinet application of limited manpower and resources of jurisdiction. A more realistic solution is the letter. The manpower and material resources of jurisdiction can be invested in important cases, because of a simple proceeding for minor offense case. But principle of choice and concentration is in jeopardy. The rate of ordinary procedure for minor offense cases is increasing continuously now. Owing to these circumstances, the ordinary procedure is facing vast criminal cases and a simple procedure for minor offense case cannot perform it's inherent roles. This phenomenon is mostly caused by application of the prohibition of judgement disadvantageous to defendant to the ordinary procedure for minor offense cases. Due to it, a simple procedure for minor offense cases lose it's role, namely, controls of input cases for ordinary procedure. Provision of Korean Criminal Procedure Law §457-2 - in a case where a formal trial is demanded no penalty more severe than that imposed by the summary order shall be pronounced - should be abolished. Major reasons are as follows. This principle is for guarantee of the right of appeal to higher court, not for court of same stage. And §457-2 violates general principles of procedure in a public trial. And then application of the prohibition of judgement disadvantageous to defendant to the ordinary procedure causes the defendant to abuse his own right. Above all things, §457-2 is the regulation that violates lawsuit economy.