Headscratchers / Extraordinary Attorney Woo

• In Episode 10, the jury found Yang Jeong-il not guilty, but the judge still sentences him to two years in prison and makes him register as a sex offender. So what was the point of the jury if the judge can do that? Is this just some weird quirk of South Korean law?
  • In South Korea, jury verdicts are non-binding and judges can disregard outcomes at their own discretion.

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