Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1468

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's ruling to refrain from pronouncing punishment because the papers contain nothing branding the accused with previous misconduct, contrary to what is established in his attached criminal record concerning his previous convictions for multiple crimes, and its reliance on his bundle of documents without explaining how it drew an inference from the contents of that bundle despite their lack of connection to the circumstances of the crime. Vitiate the judgment with ambiguity and contradiction of what is established in the papers and require its cassation.
Arabic original
قضاء الحكم بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب لخلو الأوراق مما يصم المتهم بسوء السلوك من قبل بالمخالفة للثابت بصحيفة سوابقه المرفقة من سبق إدانته بجرائم متعددة وتسانده إلى حافظة مستنداته دون أن يبين وجه استدلاله بما حوته تلك الحافظة رغم عدم تعلقها بظروف الجريمة. يعيب الحكم بالغموض ومخالفة الثابت بالأوراق ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٠/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 417. PDF pages: 410.

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