Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 877

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

English translation of the principle

The plan for defending the accused is left solely to the lawyer's opinion and discretion. Its necessary implication. The court may not base its conviction of the accused on anything stated by his lawyer alone, rather than by the accused. - The challenged judgment's conviction of the accused on the basis of an admission by his lawyer in the defense memorandum signed by him, rather than by the appellant. It renders it defective. The reason therefor: its reliance on invalid evidence. The other evidence it cited does not remedy this. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
خطة الدفاع عن المتهم متروكة لرأي المحامي وتقديره وحده. لازم ذلك. أنه لا يجوز للمحكمة أن تستند في إدانة المتهم إلى شيء من أقوال محاميه وحده دون المتهم. - قضاء الحكم المطعون فيه بإدانة المتهم بناء على إقرار من محاميه بمذكرة الدفاع الموقعة منه دون الطاعن. يعيبه. علة ذلك: تسانده إلى دليل باطل. لا يغني عن ذلك ما أورده من أدلة أخرى. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٢/٢٠٠٨ جزائي جلسة ١٠/٢/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون السنة ٣٧ الجزء الأول)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 309. PDF pages: 302.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace