KCC 746/2001
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Investigation, Criminal Evidence, Police, Road Traffic Offences, Drugs
Decision date
8 Oct 2002
Catchwords
Arrest - Investigation - Flagrancy - Drugs - Traffic Offence
This case involved the validity of arrest and investigation procedures in a drugs and careless driving case. A key point was whether flagrancy existed and the validity of the evidence.
Background
An appellant said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling by which he was convicted of possessing drugs for taking purposes and of careless driving had erred in the application of law and had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that he maintained before the court that the inspection and arrest proceedings were invalid due to the lack of an order from the office of public prosecution and the lack of flagrancy but the court dismissed this defence.