Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1531

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

English translation of the principle

Imposition of a single penalty falling within the limits of the penalty prescribed for the crimes of which the accused was convicted, after applying Article 83 of the Penal Code. The judgment's failure, when assessing the penalty, to take into account the heinousness of those crimes and to disclose the convicted person's past. Does not render it defective for contradiction.
Arabic original
توقيع عقوبة واحدة تدخل في حدود العقوبة المقررة للجرائم التي أدين بها المتهم بعد استعمال المادة ٨٣ق الجزاء. عدم أخذ الحكم عند تقديره العقوبة بشاعة تلك الجرائم وعدم إفصاحه عن ماضي المحكوم عليه. لا يعيبه بالتناقض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٠/١٩٩٤ جزائي جلسة ١٤/١١/١٩٩٤ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص ٥٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 405. PDF pages: 402.

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