Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3

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

English translation of the principle

Charging the appellant with fraud punishable by a misdemeanour penalty while he is a recidivist by reason of having previously been sentenced to a felony penalty. Its effect: he may be sentenced to more than the maximum prescribed for that offence, without exceeding twice that maximum. Article 85 of the Penal Code. - The penalty prescribed for the misdemeanour of fraud becomes a felony penalty when the circumstance of recidivism exists. - Lapse of the criminal action:
Arabic original
اتهام الطاعن بجريمة النصب المعاقب عليها بعقوبة الجنحة حالة كونه عائداً لسبق الحكم عليه بعقوبة جناية. أثره: جواز القضاء عليه بأكثر من الحد الأقصى المقرر لتلك الجريمة بما لا يجاوز ضعف هذا الحد. المادة ٨٥ من قانون الجزاء. - العقوبة المقررة لجنحة النصب تصبح عقوبة الجناية عند توافر ظرف العود. - سقوط الدعوى الجزائية:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧٠/٢٠٠٨ جزائي جلسة ٣/٣/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٥٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 5. PDF pages: 2.

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