Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 532

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

English translation of the principle

- Assessing and dividing the statements of accused persons. Within the authority of the trial court, so long as it is rationally possible for the accused to be truthful in part of his statements and untruthful in another part, since assessment of the evidence is entrusted to it. - The accused's admission. It need not cover the crime in all its elements. It suffices that it indicates facts from which the court infers his commission of the crime. - 236 - Criminal Procedure and Trials
Arabic original
- تقدير أقوال المتهمين وتجزئتها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. مادام يصح في العقل أن يكون المتهم صادقاً في شطر من أقواله وغير صادق في شطر منها مادام تقدير الدليل موكولاً إليها. - إقرار المتهم. لا يلزم وروده على الجريمة بجميع عناصرها. كفاية دلالته على وقائع تستنج منها المحكمة اقترافه للجريمة. - ٢٣٦ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٣/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/١٠/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 236. PDF pages: 229.

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