Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1653

The nature of a confession relied upon for conviction. - The plea of invalidity of the confession made in the preliminary inquiries report because of coercion. A material plea, even if - 458 - Criminal Procedures and Trials written. The trial court's obligation to respond to it. - The judgment's failure to respond to that plea vitiates it and requires its cassation. - The implication of the interdependence of evidence. - Extension of the effect of cassation of the judgment to the other convicted person, even if he did not submit grounds for his appeal. The rationale therefor.