PART 01 Introduction
CHAPTER 01 Criminal Procedure Act
Section 1. Significance and Character of the Criminal Procedure Act
Section 2 Courts and Scope of Application of the Criminal Procedure Act
CHAPTER 02: The Idea, Structure, and Basic Principles of Criminal Procedure
Section 1. Purpose and ideology of criminal proceedings
Section 2 Basic Structure of Criminal Procedure
Section 3 Basic Theory of Litigation Procedure

PART 02 Litigants and Litigation Acts
CHAPTER 01 Subjects of the Litigation
Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Court
Section 3 Inspection
Section 4 Defendant
Section 5 Defense Counsel
Section 6 Assistant
CHAPTER 02 Litigation Acts and Litigation Conditions
Section 1. Meaning and types of litigation
Section 2 General Elements of Litigation
Section 3: Value judgment of litigation actions
Section 4 Conditions for litigation

PART 03 Investigation and Prosecution
CHAPTER 01 Investigation
Section 1. The meaning and structure of investigation
Section 2 Initiation of Investigation
Section 3 Random Investigation
CHAPTER 02 Compulsory Disposition and Compulsory Investigation
Section 1 Arrest and Detention
Section 2 Seizure, Search, and Verification
Section 3 Preservation of Evidence for Investigation
CHAPTER 03 Conclusion of the Investigation
Section 1 Conclusion of the Prosecutor's Investigation
Section 2 Investigation after filing of a public complaint
CHAPTER 04 Filing a Complaint
Section 1 Public Prosecution and Public Prosecution Theory
Section 2 Basic Principles of Filing a Public Prosecution
Section 3 Method of Filing a Public Prosecution
Section 4 Effect of Filing a Public Prosecution
Section 5 Statute of limitations

PART 04 Trial
CHAPTER 01 Trial Procedure
Section 1 Basic Principles of Trial Procedure
Section 2 Scope of the trial
Section 3 Trial Preparation Procedures
Section 4. Deliberation of the public trial
Section 5 Trial Date Procedure
Section 6 Witness Examination, Appraisal, and Verification
Section 7 Special provisions on trial procedures
CHAPTER 02 Evidence
Section 1. Meaning and types of evidence
Section 2 Basic Principles of Proof
Section 3: The Law of Exclusion of Confession
Section 4: Exclusionary Rule for Illegal Collection of Evidence
Section 5: Expert Rules
Section 6. Consent of the parties and evidentiary capacity
Section 7 Impeachment Evidence
Section 8 Confession and Corroborating Evidence
Section 9. The evidentiary power of trial records
CHAPTER 03 THE TRIAL
Section 1 Basic Concepts of Trial
Section 2 Final Trial
Section 3 Effect of the Trial

PART 05 Appeals, Emergency Relief Procedures, Enforcement of Judgments and Criminal Compensation, Special Procedures
CHAPTER 01 Appeal
Section 1 General Rules for Appeals
Section 2 Appeal
Section 3 Appeal
Section 4 Appeal
CHAPTER 02 Emergency Rescue Procedures
Section 1 Retrial
Section 2 Emergency appeal
CHAPTER 03 Execution of Trials and Criminal Compensation
Section 1 Enforcement of judgment
Section 2 Criminal Compensation
CHAPTER 04 Special Procedures
Section 1 Abbreviated Procedure
Section 2 Summary Trial Procedure
Section 3 Compensation Order Procedure
Section 4 Crime Victim Relief System
Section 5. Requests for medical supervision and sexual assault crimes, suspended sentences, and constitutional review requests

PART 06 Comprehensive Questions

preface

The following changes or additions have been made to this 4th edition:

1.
We have added questions and explanations for the recent National Civil Service Examination Level 9, National Civil Service Examination Level 9 Introduction to Criminal Procedure, Court Examination Level 9, National Civil Service Examination Level 7, and Police Recruitment (Criminal Procedure Section of Criminal Law).

2.
Some of the existing commentary has been revised, and some typos have been corrected.


Solving past exam questions is the most basic thing for any exam.
I sincerely hope that this book will be of great help to students passing the exam.

October 2025
Attorney Hong Hyeong-cheol