KCC 584/2001
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Offences against Property, Offensive Weapons, Firearms & Explosives, Criminal Courts, Criminal Evidence
Decision date
13 Dec 2002
Catchwords
Robbery - Firearms - Contradictory Witnesses - Court Authority
This case involved if the court could use contradictory witness evidence to convict an individual of robbery using force and possession of weapons.
Background
An appellant said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling by which he was convicted of robbery by using force and possessing a firearm and ammunition without licence had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that the court established its ruling on the grounds of the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses though they included many contradictions. He said that the court also established its ruling on the grounds of the reasons adopted by the elementary court without providing new reasons.