Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 114

Mental illness and equivalent conditions that negate criminal liability. Their nature: anything that eliminates awareness or results in loss of the ability to direct the will generally. Failure to reach that degree. Is not a ground for absence of liability. - The appellant’s contention that he suffers from illness and psychological disorder. A manifestly unfounded legal plea which the court is not faulted for disregarding. The appellant’s request to be referred to psychiatry to determine his responsibility for his acts falls outside the authority of the Court of Cassation. The reason for this. 3- Involuntary consumption of intoxicating or narcotic substances: