Judgment details
- Court
- General Court, Jeddah
- Outcome
- Upheld on appeal
- Year
- 1435H
- Area
- Criminal
- Official collection
- Collection of Judicial Rulings 1435H, Ministry of Justice (Research Center)
- Location
- Vol. 10 · p. 6
Summary
The prosecution charged the accused with intentionally killing the victim by running him over; he admitted the collision but denied intent, saying a crowd blocked his view. Evidence did not prove intent and the forensic report supported an accident, so the court ruled it an accidental killing, left the penalty to the competent authority, and the Court of Appeal upheld it.
Principle
Retribution requires intent proven by conclusive evidence; otherwise the killing is treated as accidental.
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