Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 968

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

English translation of the principle

The court is not obliged to grant the accused time to inspect and respond so long as it was within his ability, as the appellant, to present his grounds of defence in this regard.
Arabic original
المحكمة لا تلتزم بمنح المتهم أجلاً للاطلاع والرد ما دام أنه كان في مكنته باعتباره المستأنف تقديم أوجه دفاعه في هذا الشأن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٥/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص١٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 329. PDF pages: 322.

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