Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1305

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

English translation of the principle

The motive for an offence is not an element thereof. - The judgment's failure to state the motive, error concerning it, basing it on conjecture, or omission of it altogether. Does not vitiate it.
Arabic original
الباعث على الجريمة ليس ركناً فيها. - عدم بيان الحكم للباعث أو الخطأ فيه أو ابتناؤه على الظن أو إغفاله جملة. لا يعيبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٢/١١/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 392. PDF pages: 385.

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