KCC 694/2010
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Investigation, Police, Criminal Evidence, Drugs
Decision date
22 Aug 2011
Catchwords
Drugs - Trading - Arrest - Investigation
This case involved an individual accused of having drugs for trading purposes. A key point was the validity of the arrest and investigation. The quantities found established these drugs were to be traded.
Background
An appellant said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling by which he was convicted of possessing drugs for trading purposes 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 the arrest proceedings were invalid but the court dismissed this defence. He also said that the elements of the crime existed in the case and that he did not possesses the drugs for trading purposes.