Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 481

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

English translation of the principle

The interdependence of evidence in criminal matters. Its import. - The trial court has complete freedom to rely on the appellant’s statements to convict him, to sever them, or to interpret them according to what it considers consistent with the truth and to disregard the rest. - The judgment’s designation of the appellant’s statements as a confession. Does not impair its soundness. The challenge thereto in this regard is unfounded. - Factual argument. Impermissible before the Court of Cassation.
Arabic original
تساند الأدلة في المواد الجزائية. مؤداه. - لمحكمة الموضوع كامل الحرية في الأخذ بأقوال الطاعن لإدانته أو تجزئتها أو تفسيرها وفقاً لما تراه مطابقاً للحقيقة وإعراضها عما سواه. - تسمية الحكم أقوال الطاعن اعترافاً. لا يقدح في سلامته. النعي عليه في هذا الشأن غير سديد. - الجدل الموضوعي. غير جائز أمام التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/١٩٧٨ جزائي جلسة ١٦/١٠/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 228. PDF pages: 221.

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