The bakufu's decision on the punishment for this incident had to do only with drawing a hidden sword inside the palace, and it unconditionally deserved the death penalty regardless of the victim's survival or death, degree of injury, and drawing his sword.
本件に関する幕府の裁定は浅野の殿中抜刀に対する処罰だけで、これは相手の生死や傷害の程度・抜刀の理由に関係なく、無条件に死罪となる。