Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1471

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the circumstances surrounding the offence and of their sufficiency to establish a state of flagrante delicto. Entrusted to the trial court. Conditions thereof. That the reasons upon which it based its assessment be capable of leading to the conclusion it reached. The judgment's failure to comply with this vitiates it. Example.
Arabic original
تقدير الظروف التي تلابس الجريمة وتقدير كفايتها لقيام حالة التلبس. موكول إلى محكمة الموضوع. شروط ذلك. أن تكون الأسباب التي بنت عليها تقديرها صالحة لأن تؤدي إلى النتيجة التي انتهت إليها. مخالفة الحكم ذلك يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٩/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ١٢/١٠/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٨٣)

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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