Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1226

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

English translation of the principle

Describing the accused's statements as a confession. Does not vitiate the judgment, so long as it did not base the appellant's conviction and the confession on it alone.
Arabic original
تسمية أقوال المتهم اعترافاً. لا يعيب الحكم. مادام لم يرتب عليه وحده إدانة الطاعن والاعتراف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٨/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ١٧/١٢/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٢٣٥) (والطعن ١٦٩/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٤/١١/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٤٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 383. PDF pages: 376.

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