Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 641

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

English translation of the principle

The appellate court's reversal of the acquittal judgment issued by the court of first instance. The reasons of the first-instance judgment must be refuted. The appellate court's reliance on statements of witnesses whose statements the court of first instance did not accept, after becoming satisfied with them. Suffices as a response to the reasons of the first-instance judgment. - The court's confidence in and acceptance of witnesses' statements. Its implication.
Arabic original
إلغاء المحكمة الاستئنافية للحكم الصادر من محكمة أول درجة بالبراءة. وجوب تفنيد أسباب الحكم الابتدائي. تعويل المحكمة الاستئنافية على أقوال شهود لم تأخذ بأقوالهم محكمة أول درجة بعد أن اطمأنت إليها. كفايته رداً على أسباب الحكم الابتدائي. - اطمئنان المحكمة إلى أقوال الشهود والأخذ بها. مفاده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٤/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ١/٦/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 257. PDF pages: 250.

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