Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 219

A person deprived of consciousness or volition. Absence of his intent to commit an offence requiring specific intent, whether - 55 - Penal Law he took the intoxicant knowingly or involuntarily. The appellant's defence that he was unconscious as a result of drinking alcohol, which would negate his criminal intent for the offence of attempted murder, and which is supported by his statements in the investigations. A material defence which the court must investigate to ascertain the matter fully. - A defence recorded in the case papers remains extant and before the court when hearing the appeal and requires it to express its opinion thereon, even if the appellant does not raise it again. The judgment's disregard thereof. Vitiates it and requires its cassation.