Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1174

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

What matters in criminal trials. The judge's conviction based on the evidence presented to him. He may take from any structure or circumstantial indication with which he is satisfied evidence for his judgment. Unless the law restricts him to particular evidence. Example. - 375 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
العبرة في المحاكمات الجزائية. باقتناع القاضي بناء على الأدلة المطروحة عليه. له الأخذ من أي بنية أو قرينة يرتاح إليها دليلاً لحكمه. ما لم يقيده القانون بدليل معين. مثال. - ٣٧٥ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢/١٩٧٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٢/٥/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ س ص٣٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 368.

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