KCC 462/2013
This case involved whether with a robbery criminal responsibility existed as the appellant had a physiological illness.
Background
First Appeal:
An appellant appealed the the ruling before the court of cassation.
The court of cassation considered the the issues related to the public order. The court said that the documents of the case revealed that the appellant had failed to provide the reasons of the appeal within the legal deadline stipulated by 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 insufficient evidence of causation and had violated the right of defence. He said that he maintained before the court that he was not criminally responsible for the incident because he suffered from a physiological illness but the court dismissed this defence. He said that he maintained before the court that he was forced to make his confession but the court dismissed this defence as well.
Decision
First Appeal:
The court dismissed the appeal.
Second Appeal: