Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 439

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

English translation of the principle

The plea of invalidity of a search is a legal plea mixed with fact. Raising it for the first time before the Court of Cassation. Impermissible. Unless it had been pleaded before the trial court, or the judgment’s recorded findings suggest grounds for it.
Arabic original
الدفع ببطلان التفتيش من الدفوع القانونية المختلطة بالواقع. إثارته لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز. غير جائز. ما لم تكن قد دفع به أمام محكمة الموضوع. أو كانت مدونات الحكم ترشح لقيامه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/١٩٧٧ جزائي جلسة ٤/٤/١٩٧٧ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٣٦) (والطعن ٢٩٨/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٠/١٠/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٤٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 221. PDF pages: 214.

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