Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 703

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

English translation of the principle

What matters in the characteristics and features useful in identifying persons is the majority of the similarities or the most prominent of them identified by the witness.
Arabic original
العبرة في الصفات والملامح التي تفيد في التعرف على الأشخاص. هي بأغلب اوجه الشبه أو أبرزها التي يعينها الشاهد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث – المجلد الرابع ص ٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 270. PDF pages: 263.

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