Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 698

Assessment of the accused's mental condition. The court of merits independently determines it. Its condition. - Mental illness that legally negates criminal responsibility. Its nature. What does not constitute a ground for the absence of responsibility: all psychological conditions that do not deprive a person of consciousness and perception. - Assessment of the evidential weight of experts' reports. Within the authority of the court of merits. It is not obliged to respond to challenges directed against them. Nor is it at fault for disregarding a request to remit the assignment to the expert. The reason - 268 - Criminal Procedures and Trials for this. An example.