Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1410

The considerations that must be present when ordering abstention from punishment. Their nature. Ordering abstention from punishment despite the absence of those considerations and the judgment's reasons being characterised by obscurity - 408 - Criminal Procedures and Trials and ambiguity and contradicting what is established in the case papers in this regard. It vitiates the judgment. Example. - The judgment's disregard of the accused's criminal record containing his previous convictions for other offences. It vitiates the judgment.