Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1897

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment rendered on the opposition. The time limit for appealing it. - The two appellants' lodging, from their prison, appeals against the judgment rendered on their opposition after the time limit. - 519 - Criminal Procedures and Trials. The judgment's reliance on these two notices in calculating the time limit without noticing that her lawyer had lodged a challenge against the same judgment within the time limit. A contradiction of what is established in the papers which led it into an error in applying the law, rendering it defective and requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الحكم الصادر في المعارضة. ميعاد استئنافه. - تقرير الطاعنين بالاستئناف من سجنهما في الحكم الصادر في معارضتهما بعد الميعاد. - ٥١٩ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية اعتداد الحكم بهذين التقريرين في حساب الميعاد دون أن يتفطن إلى تقرير محاميها بالطعن في ذات الحكم في الميعاد. مخالفة للثابت بالأوراق أسلسه إلى الخطأ في تطبيق القانون مما يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٣/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٢٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 519. PDF pages: 512–513.

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