Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 523

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

English translation of the principle

Invalidity of the arrest and search. Does not prevent the trial court from relying on all other independent evidentiary elements leading to the result yielded by the search, including a subsequent confession. - Assessment of the value of the confession made by the accused following an invalid search and the extent of its connection to that search. Within the authority of the trial court.
Arabic original
بطلان القبض والتفتيش. لا يمنع محكمة الموضوع من الأخذ بجميع عناصر الإثبات الأخرى المستقلة والمؤدية إلى النتيجة التي أسفر عنها التفتيش ومنها الاعتراف اللاحق. - تقدير قيمة الاعتراف الذي يصدر من المتهم إثر تفتيش باطل ومدى صلته بهذا التفتيش. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٣/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 235. PDF pages: 228.

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