Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 240

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's establishment of a state of flagrante delicto in attempted theft. That is, a witnessed offence. The accused's admission to the officer of committing similar incidents, and the latter's obtaining a warrant to search his car and seizing items obtained from the offences forming the subject of the charge. Its implication. Validity of the arrest and search procedures.
Arabic original
إثبات الحكم توافر حالة التلبس بالشروع في السرقة. أي بجريمة مشهودة. إقرار المتهم للضابط بارتكاب وقائع مماثلة وحصول الأخير على إذن بتفتيش سيارته وضبط أشياء متحصلة من الجرائم موضوع الاتهام. مفاده. صحة إجراءات القبض والتفتيش.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٧/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/٣/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد الثامن ص ٣٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 171. PDF pages: 164.

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