Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 701

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

English translation of the principle

A witness's identification of the accused. The law prescribes no particular form in which it must take place. Acceptance of a witness's identification of the accused. A right of the trial court even if he was not presented among a group of persons resembling him. What matters is confidence in the truthfulness of the witness himself.
Arabic original
تعرف الشاهد على المتهم. لم يرسم القانون صورة خاصة يجب أن يتم عليها. الأخذ بتعرف الشاهد على المتهم. من حق محكمة الموضوع ولو لم يتم عرضه في جمعٍ من أشباهه. العبرة بالاطمئنان إلى صدق الشاهد نفسه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/١٩٩٤ جزائي جلسة ٣١/١٠/١٩٩٤ القسم الثالث – المجلد الرابع ص ٢٤) (والطعن ٣٧٧/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٢/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٢٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 269. PDF pages: 262.

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