Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 672

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

English translation of the principle

Attempt to commit an offence. What suffices for its establishment. The offender's commencement of an act preceding the execution of the material element of the offence and leading to it immediately and directly, so long as the offender's intent in performing that act is known and established. Example concerning attempted theft accompanied by the use of violence.
Arabic original
الشروع في الجريمة. ما يكفي لتحققه. بدء الجاني بتنفيذ فعل ما سابق على تنفيذ الركن المادي للجريمة ومؤد إليه حالاً ومباشرة مادام قصد الجاني من ذلك الفعل معلوماً ثابتاً. مثال بشأن جريمة الشروع في السرقة المقترنة باستعمال العنف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٢/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ١٢/١٠/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٤٨٧) (والطعن ١٣/١٩٩٢ جزائي جلسة ٢٥/٥/١٩٩٢ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٥٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 193. PDF pages: 190.

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