Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 409

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

English translation of the principle

Intent to kill. Its nature. The trial court's authority to infer it. - Inferring the intention to kill from several indications sufficient to establish its existence in the perpetrator. Disputing this. A factual matter that may not be raised before the Court of Cassation.
Arabic original
قصد القتل. ماهيته. سلطة محكمة الموضوع في استخلاصه. - استخلاص نية القتل من عدة إمارات كافية على ثبوتها لدى الجاني. الجدل في ذلك. موضوعي لا يجوز إثارته أمام محكمة التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٢/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٦٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 108. PDF pages: 105.

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