Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1616

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

English translation of the principle

An order that execution of the punishment for certain offences overlap with execution of the punishment imposed for other offences. Its necessary consequence. Only the punishment for the latter offences will be executed against the appellant. The complaint directed at the former offences. Ineffectual. Example.
Arabic original
الأمر بتداخل تنفيذ عقوبة بعض الجرائم في تنفيذ العقوبة المقضي بها عن جرائم أخرى. لازمه. أنه لن ينفذ على الطاعن سوى عقوبة الجرائم الأخيرة. النعي الموجه للجرائم الأولى. غير منتج. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٠/١١/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص ٥٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 422. PDF pages: 419.

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