Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1639

The criterion for characterising the incident as a felony or misdemeanour—for the purposes of limitation rules—is the characterisation ultimately adopted by the court, not the characterisation under which the case was brought or that in the indictment. - The court's rejection of the appellant's plea that the criminal action was time-barred in a manner consistent with the correct application of the law. The appellant's objection in this respect is unfounded.