Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1463

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

English translation of the principle

Contradiction in the grounds of the judgment, confusion in the elements it sets out, and their failure to become settled so as to constitute established fact, making it impossible to ascertain the basis on which the court formed its conviction. This vitiates it and requires its cassation. Example concerning a judgment of acquittal.
Arabic original
تناقض أسباب الحكم واضطراب العناصر التي أوردها وعدم استقرارها علي نحو يجعلها في حكم الواقع الثابت مما يستحيل معه معرفة الأساس الذي كونت عليه المحكمة عقيدتها. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه. مثال بشأن حكم بالبراءة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٤/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/٣/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 416. PDF pages: 409.

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