Judgment details
- Court
- Criminal Court, Hail
- Outcome
- Upheld on appeal
- Year
- 1434H
- Area
- Criminal
- Official collection
- Collection of Judicial Rulings 1434H, Ministry of Justice (Research Center)
- Location
- Vol. 19 · p. 9
Summary
A narcotic was found in the accused's pocket and he denied the charge in court, retracting his confession. The court convicted him of possession without proven intent based on testimony and imposed a discretionary penalty, postponed the trial of an absent co-accused, and the Court of Appeal upheld it.
Principle
Retracting a confession affects proof of drug use, but possession proven by testimony still supports a conviction for bare possession.
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