Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 159

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

English translation of the principle

An investigatory stop. Its nature. Its assessment. A matter of fact. - The judgment's rejection of the appellant's plea that his stop was invalid, based on what the judgment stated concerning the existence of grounds for it, in that the police officer saw him stopped in the car he was driving with others at the roundabout in an abnormal - 153 - Criminal Procedures and Trials condition, with the smell of alcohol emanating from their mouths and the appellant unable to stand on his feet. Legally reasonable. The challenge thereto in this regard. Unsound.
Arabic original
الاستيقاف. ماهيته. تقديره. موضوعي. - إطراح الحكم دفع الطاعن ببطلان استيقافه استناداً إلى ما أورده الحكم من توافر مبرراته بمشاهدة رجل الشرطة له متوقفاً بالسيارة قيادته مع آخرين بالدوار بحالة غير - ١٥٣ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية طبيعية وتفوح من أفواههم رائحة الخمر وعدم مقدرة الطاعن الوقوف على قدميه. سائغ قانوناً. النعي عليه في هذا الشأن. غير سديد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢/٣/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٤٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 153. PDF pages: 146–147.

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