Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 939

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. A matter exclusively for the court of merits. It is not obliged to resort to experts except in purely technical matters. An example: the judgment's reasonable conclusion that there was nothing supporting the accused's claim of suffering from mental illness. A challenge thereto. A factual dispute.
Arabic original
تقدير حالة المتهم العقلية. تستقل بها محكمة الموضوع. عدم التزامها بالالتجاء إلى أهل الخبرة إلا في المسائل الفنية البحتة. مثال: انتهاء الحكم سائغاً إلى عدم قيام ما يؤيد زعم المتهم إصابته بمرض عقلي. النعي على ذلك. جدل موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ١٥/٤/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 325. PDF pages: 318.

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