Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 449

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of the search. Does not preclude reliance on all other evidentiary elements independent of it and leading to the same result it yielded, including a subsequent confession. - The accused's admission, after a void search, of his possession of narcotics eliminates any interest in pleading the nullity of the search. - 222 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
بطلان التفتيش. لا يحول دون الأخذ بجميع عناصر الإثبات الأخرى المستقلة عنه والمؤدية إلى ذات النتيجة التي أسفر عنها ومنها الاعتراف اللاحق. - إقرار المتهم بعد تفتيش باطل بحيازته للمخدر يجعل المصلحة في الدفع ببطلان التفتيش منتفية. - ٢٢٢ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٧/٤/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني – المجلد الرابع ص ٢٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 222. PDF pages: 215.

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