Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 946

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

English translation of the principle

Rules governing the right to appeal judgments. What matters is the characterization of the incident as charged, not what the court rules. - Bringing the action as a felony, adjudicating it at first instance, and admitting the appeal as such. The effect thereof. An appeal in cassation is permissible even if the appellate court characterizes it in its judgment as a misdemeanour.
Arabic original
ضوابط حق الطعن في الأحكام. العبرة فيها بوصف الواقعة كما رفعت بها لا ما تقضي به المحكمة. - رفع الدعوى بجناية والقضاء فيها ابتدائياً وقبول الاستئناف باعتبارها كذلك. أثر ذلك. جواز الطعن بالتمييز ولو وصفتها المحكمة الاستئنافية في حكمها بأنها جنحة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٥/١٩٨٨ جزائي جلسة ١١/٧/١٩٨٨ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 326. PDF pages: 319.

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