Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1167

State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Possession of narcotics with intent to traffic. The trial court's independent determination thereof. Its condition. - The smallness or largeness of the quantity of the seized narcotic, its type, and likewise the abundance or paucity of the proceeds of the seized sums. Relative matters subject to the trial judge's assessment in forming his conviction as to the existence or absence of intent to traffic.
Arabic original
إحراز المخدر بقصد الاتجار. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بالفصل فيه. شرطه. - ضآلة كمية المخدر المضبوط أو كبرها أو نوعها وكذا كثرة حصيلة المبالغ المضبوطة أو قلتها. أمور نسبية تخضع لتقدير قاضي الموضوع في شأن اقتناعه بقيام قصد الاتجار أو نفيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٨/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/١١/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٦٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 323. PDF pages: 320.

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