Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1380

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

English translation of the principle

The function of the Court of Cassation regarding a judgment imposing death. Its nature and basis. - The court’s appointment of a lawyer to defend the convicted person and his confining his pleading to requesting acquittal principally and, alternatively, leniency. A merely formal defence. Its effect. Nullity of the trial proceedings affecting the judgment imposing death and requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
وظيفة محكمة التمييز في الحكم الصادر بالإعدام. ماهيتها وأساسها. - ندب المحكمة محامياً للدفاع عن المحكوم عليه واقتصار مرافعته على طلب البراءة أصلياً واحتياطياً استعمال الرأفة. دفاع شكلي. أثره. بطلان إجراءات المحاكمة بطلاناً أثر في الحكم الصادر بالإعدام ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٦/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٣/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص ٢٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 376. PDF pages: 373.

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