Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1466

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment’s recording in its text that the physician requested analysis of a sample of the accused’s blood and urine and the contents of his intestines to ascertain his medical condition and because of suspicion that he had taken narcotic substances, and that the analysis found derivatives of hashish and morphine in the urine sample. The lawfulness of this procedure and the validity of reliance on this evidence. The judgment’s basing its acquittal on the nullity of this procedure and the absence of a state of flagrante delicto. Vitiates it and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
إثبات الحكم بمدوناته طلب الطبيب تحليل عينة من دم وبول المتهم ومتحصلات أمعائه وقوفاً علي الحالة المرضية والاشتباه في تعاطيه مواد مخدرة وانتهاء التحليل إلى وجود مشتقات مادتي الحشيش والمورفين بعينة البول. مشروعية هذا الإجراء وصحة الاستناد إلى هذا الدليل. استناد الحكم في قضائه بالبراءة لبطلان هذا الإجراء وانتفاء حالة التلبس. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١١/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٧٩)

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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