KCC 585/2009

This case involved whether a defence of being drunk at the time could be used to prove there was a lack of criminal intention of a robbery.

Background

First Appeal:

An appellant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.

The court of cassation considered the issues related to the public order. The court said that the documents of the case revealed that the appellant failed to introduce the reasons for his appeal within the legal deadline. The court said that the appellant therefore violated Article 10 of Kuwait Law No. 40/1972.

Second Appeal:

An appellant said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling by which he was convicted of robbery had erred in the application of law and had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that the documents of the case lacked the evidence of the existence of the criminal intention. He said that he lacked will at the time of incident because he was drunk.

Decision

First Appeal:

The court dismissed the appeal.

Second Appeal: