Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1255

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court may form its conviction from the evidence and elements of the case. Its confidence in them implies its rejection of what had previously been advanced to induce it not to adopt them, without being obliged to state the reason for rejecting it.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع أن تكون عقيدتها من أدلة الدعوى وعناصرها. اطمئنانها لها يفيد إطراحها ما سبق لحملها على عدم الأخذ بها دون أن تلتزم بيان علة إطراحها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٣/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٤١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 386. PDF pages: 379.

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