Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1606

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court's confidence in the inculpatory evidence on which it relied. Its implication: its rejection of all the considerations advanced by the defence to induce it not to adopt that evidence. Without being obliged to state - 444 - Criminal Procedures and Trials the reason for rejecting them or to follow the accused through the substantive defences he raises.
Arabic original
اطمئنان محكمة الموضوع إلى أدلة الثبوت التي عولت عليها. مؤداه: إطراحها لجميع الاعتبارات التي ساقها الدفاع لحملها على عدم الأخذ بها. دون أن تكون ملزمة ببيان - ٤٤٤ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية علة إطراحها أو تعقب المتهم في ما يثيره من دفاع موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٠/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ٧/٣/١٩٨٨ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٤٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 444. PDF pages: 437–438.

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