Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1520

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

English translation of the principle

The appellate court's reversal of a judgment of acquittal. Its obligation to refute the reasons of the first-instance judgment. Its conviction of the accused's guilt and its statement of the evidence of which it was convinced and of its validity. Suffices as a response to the judgment of acquittal. - 426 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
إلغاء المحكمة الاستئنافية للحكم الصادر بالبراءة. وجوب تفنيدها لأسباب الحكم الابتدائي. اقتناعها بإدانة المتهم وبيانها للأدلة التي اقتنعت بها وبصحتها. كفايته رداً على حكم البراءة. - ٤٢٦ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٩/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٨/٢/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 426. PDF pages: 419.

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