Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1934

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

English translation of the principle

The appellate court is not obliged to conduct an investigation in the case. Its hearing witnesses as revealed by the papers is permissible. Its reliance on their statements in the investigations is not erroneous, so long as they were open to examination. - 529 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
عدم التزام المحكمة الاستئنافية بإجراء تحقيق في الدعوى. سماعها شهود حسبما يتكشف من الأوراق جائز. تعويلها على أقوالهم في التحقيقات لا خطأ. ما دامت مطروحة على بساط البحث. - ٥٢٩ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/١٩٧٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٥/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٠٦) (والطعن ٤٦/١٩٨١ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٣/١٩٨٢ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 529. PDF pages: 522.

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