Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1191

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of evidence and its sufficiency to convict the accused. A matter of fact. The accused's lack of prior activity in the field of narcotics. Does not detract from his conviction for physically possessing them. The objection thereto: inadmissible. - The judgment's establishment of the presence of hashish metabolites in the sample taken from the appellant's urine. Sufficient to convict him of physically possessing it with intent to consume it. The objection thereto. Incorrect.
Arabic original
تقدير الدليل ومدى كفايته لإدانة المتهم. موضوعي. عدم وجود نشاط سابق للمتهم في مجال المخدرات. غير قادح في إدانته بإحرازها. النعي على ذلك: غير مقبول. - إثبات الحكم وجود متحللات مخدر الحشيش بالعينة المأخوذة من بول الطاعن. كاف لإدانته بإحرازها بقصد التعاطي. النعي عليه. غير صحيح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٢/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٤/٥/٢٠٠٥ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٦٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 327. PDF pages: 324.

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