KCC 286/2012
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Criminal Evidence, Police, Investigation, Alcohol, Drugs, Road Traffic Offences
Decision date
18 Mar 2013
Catchwords
Arrest - Investigation - Drink Driving - Drugs - Evidence
This case involved drink driving and a drug offence. Key points included the validity of the arrest and investigation procedures.
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 driving a car under the influence of alcohol had erred in the application of law and had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that that the inspection and arrest proceedings were invalid. He also said that the proceedings by which a sample of urine taken from him were invalid.