Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 362

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. A witnessed crime. The accused's admission to the officer that he had committed similar acts, and the latter's obtaining authorization to search his car and seizing items derived from the crimes forming the subject of the charge. Its implication. The validity of the arrest and search procedures.
Arabic original
إثبات الحكم توافر حالة التلبس بالشروع في السرقة. جريمة 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 ١٦٧/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/٣/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٤٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 203. PDF pages: 196.

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