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Art. 19 Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (StGB)
StGB; Erster Teil: Verbrechen und Vergehen; Zweiter Titel: Strafbarkeit; 3. Rechtmässige Handlungen und Schuld.; Schuldunfähigkeit und verminderte Schuldfähigkeit
Art. 19 StGB
War der Täter zur Zeit der Tat nicht fähig, das Unrecht seiner Tat einzusehen oder gemäss dieser Einsicht zu handeln, so ist er nicht strafbar.
War der Täter zur Zeit der Tat nur teilweise fähig, das Unrecht seiner Tat einzusehen oder gemäss dieser Einsicht zu handeln, so mildert das Gericht die Strafe.
Es können indessen Massnahmen nach den Artikeln 59–61, 63, 64, 67, 67 b und 67 e getroffen werden.
Konnte der Täter die Schuldunfähigkeit oder die Verminderung der Schuldfähigkeit vermeiden und dabei die in diesem Zustand begangene Tat voraussehen, so sind die Absätze 1–3 nicht anwendbar.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (978)
50/2019/24 · sh (Art. 19 Abs. 1 StGB)
Attempted Homicide by Mentally Ill Defendant Using Chainsaw
This article defines the lack of criminal responsibility (Schuldunfähigkeit) which the court applied to the finding that the accused committed the offense while not criminally responsible.
AbR.1988.89.Nr.29 · ow (Art. 19 StGB)
Tax Administrator Acquitted of Usurping Authority Due to Lack of Criminal Intent
The defendant is acquitted of charges of disloyal official conduct and disloyal management of affairs because he held an erroneous belief, under the circumstances, that he had discretion regarding the imposition of administrative fines.
P/22828/2018 · ge (art. 19 al. 1 CP)
Partial Appeal Success in Mixed Offenses Case Involving Mental Health Defense
Used to acquit the appellant of the crime of hard pornography due to total irresponsibility.
501 2025 48 · fr (art. 19 al. 2 CP)
DUI Sentencing and Treatment Modification After Severe Accident
Cited in the dispositive (Order 2) regarding responsibility/culpability assessment in sentencing.
P/17806/2023 · ge (art. 19 al. 2 CP)
Reclassification of Murder to Negligent Homicide in Drunk Driving Fatal Accident Appeal
Cited in relation to the reduction of the sentence due to slightly diminished responsibility, and when setting the sentence for the traffic offence.
SST.2025.116 · ag (Art. 19 Abs. 2 StGB)
Appellate Court Acquits on Older Charges, Reduces Sentence Due to Timely Trial Violation
Cited as part of the legal basis for sentencing.
P/27115/2022 · ge (art. 19 al. 1 CP)
Attempted Arson and Institutional Treatment for Mentally Ill Inmate
Used to establish that the appellant acted in a state of irresponsibility regarding the proven facts.
P1 25 12 · vs (art. 19 al. 2 CP)
Attempted Murder Conviction Upheld Despite Schizophrenia Diagnosis
This provision was cited to qualify the guilt regarding the appellant's diminished criminal responsibility.
P/19622/2023 · ge (art. 19 al. 1 CP)
Attempted Bodily Harm Conviction Annulled Due to Subsequent Finding of Acute Paranoid Schizophrenia
Basis for the finding that the accused committed the acts while irresponsible.
SST.2025.106 · ag (Art. 19 Abs. 1 StGB)
Appellate Court Partially Grants Attorney Fee Increase, Clarifies Fee Calculation
Cited as the basis for establishing that the accused committed certain offenses due to lack of culpability.
SST.2024.238 · ag (Art. 19 Abs. 1 StGB)
Outpatient Measure for Schizophrenia Defendant Upheld Amidst Disproportionate Inpatient Concerns
This provision is cited to establish that the defendant committed the offenses in a state of incapacity.
A/35/2025 · ge (art. 19 al. 1 CP)
Heirs' Appeal of Supplementary Benefit Repayment Demand Based on Post-2017 Inheritance
Mentioned to confirm the non-punishability if the perpetrator lacked discernment, which the court ruled was not the case for the deceased.
501 2024 155 · fr (art. 19 al. 2 CP)
Appellate Review of Aggravated Arson Convictions and Sentencing Adjustments
Applied in determining the overall penalty for A.________ in order I.1.
P/14414/2022 · ge (art. 19 al. 1 CP)
Appellant's Responsibility for Arson Despite Mental Incapacity
The Court confirmed that the appellant committed the other established facts while irresponsible.
SST.2023.272 · ag (Art. 19 Abs. 2 StGB)
Assault, Theft, and Drug Convictions Upheld, Coercion and Attempted Aggravated Assault Overturned
Cited in the dispositive as a basis for sentencing.