Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2030

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

English translation of the principle

Where the appellate court reverses a judgment of acquittal, it must refute its evidence. The appellate court’s statement of the evidence supporting conviction, based on the testimony of witnesses whose testimony the court of first instance discarded, incorporates a response to the judgment of acquittal. The basis for this.
Arabic original
على المحكمة الاستئنافية إن ألغت الحكم بالبراءة أن تفند أدلته. بيان المحكمة الاستئنافية لأدلة الإدانة والتي تقوم على شهادة الشهود الذين أطرحت شهادتهم محكمة أول درجة يتضمن الرد على حكم البراءة. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٦/١٩٨٣ جزائي جلسة ٩/١/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 548. PDF pages: 541.

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