Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1461

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's failure to establish criminal intent in the offence of bringing alcoholic beverages from outside the country with intent to trade. Vitiates it. The basis therefor: a conviction judgment must include the act warranting - 415 - Criminal Procedures and Trials punishment, in a manner establishing the elements of the offence, the circumstances in which it occurred, and the evidence of guilt. Failure to do so. Its effect. - The effect of cassation does not extend to another convicted person in the case, even if the ground of appeal relates to him, so long as he was not a party to the appellate proceedings in which the judgment was rendered.
Arabic original
خلو الحكم من استظهار القصد الجنائي في جريمة جلب خمور من خارج البلاد بقصد الاتجار. يعيبه. أساس ذلك: وجوب اشتمال حكم الإدانة علي الواقعة المستوجبة - ٤١٥ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية للعقوبة بما تتحقق به أركان الجريمة والظروف التي وقعت فيها وأدلة الإدانة. تخلف ذلك. أثره. - عدم امتداد أثر التمييز لمحكوم عليه آخر في الدعوى وأن اتصل وجه الطعن به طالما أنه لم يكن طرفاً في الخصومة الاستئنافية التي صدر فيها الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٤/١١/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 415. PDF pages: 408–409.

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