Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1435

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's acquittal of an accused for lack of knowledge of the presence of the narcotic seized in his residence does not contradict the judgment's conviction of another accused of possession of that narcotic on the basis of his confession to possessing it.
Arabic original
قضاء الحكم ببراءة متهم لعدم علمه بوجود المخدر المضبوط في مسكنه لا يتناقض مع قضاء الحكم بإدانة متهم آخر بحيازة هذا المخدر بناء على اعترافه بحيازته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٤٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 412. PDF pages: 405.

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