Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 697

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the accused's mental condition. The trial court determines it independently, provided its assessment is sound. - The trial court's obligation to resort to experts depends on the matter before it being a purely technical matter through which it cannot make its own way.
Arabic original
تقدير حالة المتهم العقلية. تستقل بالفصل فيها محكمة الموضوع. مادام تقديرها سائغاً. - التزام محكمة الموضوع بالالتجاء على أهل الخبرة رهن بأن تكون المسألة المعروضة عليها مسألة فنية بحتة يتعذر عليها أن تشق طريقها فيها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٢/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ٢/١٢/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول – المجلد الثالث ص ٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 268. PDF pages: 261.

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