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Art. 48 Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (StGB)
StGB; Erster Teil: Verbrechen und Vergehen; Dritter Titel: Strafen und Massnahmen; Erstes Kapitel: Strafen; 2. Strafmilderung.; Gründe
Art. 48 StGB
Das Gericht mildert die Strafe, wenn: a. der Täter gehandelt hat: 1. aus achtenswerten Beweggründen, 2. in schwerer Bedrängnis, 3. unter dem Eindruck einer schweren Drohung, 4. auf Veranlassung einer Person, der er Gehorsam schuldet oder von der er abhängig ist; b. der Täter durch das Verhalten der verletzten Person ernsthaft in Versuchung geführt worden ist; c. der Täter in einer nach den Umständen entschuldbaren heftigen Gemütsbewegung oder unter grosser seelischer Belastung gehandelt hat; d. der Täter aufrichtige Reue betätigt, namentlich den Schaden, soweit es ihm zuzumuten war, ersetzt hat; e. das Strafbedürfnis in Anbetracht der seit der Tat verstrichenen Zeit deutlich vermindert ist und der Täter sich in dieser Zeit wohl verhalten hat.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (887)
SB100507 · zh (Art. 48 lit. d StGB)
Swiss Court Upholds Conviction for Attempted Cocaine Importation and Embezzlement Despite Withdrawal
Cited as a potential basis for a sentence reduction due to genuine remorse demonstrated by covering the damage (Wiedergutmachung).
CA.2025.4 (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
Conviction for unlicensed financial intermediation
Allows for a reduction of the sentence due to the time elapsed since the offense.
SK.2024.54 (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
Illegally Accepting Public Deposits as Director
This provision mandates a reduction in sentence if the time elapsed since the offense significantly diminishes the need for punishment and the offender has behaved well.
TPI 2025 101 · ju (art. 40, 47, 48 let. e, 49, 51, 69 CP)
Defendant Convicted of Masterminding Aggravated Robberies of Elderly Victims
Articles related to sentencing, including aggravating and mitigating circumstances and the calculation of the prison sentence.
SST.2023.159 · ag (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
Commercial Fraud and Document Forgery Convictions Upheld Despite Some Acquittals
Applied for sentence reduction due to the passage of time and good conduct.
P/7591/2023 · ge (art. 48 let. d CP)
Appeal of Misappropriation Conviction for Unauthorized Disposal of Leased Vehicle
Cited in the reasoning regarding the conditions for sincere repentance, which the court found not met.
FI.2024.0039 · vd (Art. 48 CP)
Taxpayer v. Tax Authority: Self-Incrimination and Admissibility of Evidence in Tax Evasion Case
Cited in reasoning section 5.a regarding mitigating circumstances, but not explicitly in the final orders.
501 2024 104 · fr (art. 48 let. e CP)
Cantonal Court Reconsiders Theft Conviction Post-Federal Tribunal Remand
Provision used in sentencing, considering the time elapsed since the offense.
SK 2024 64 · be (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
Cantonal Court Affirms Attempted Rape Conviction Based on Credible Victim Testimony and Contradictory Evidence
Basis for reducing the sentence due to the significant time elapsed since the offense and the good conduct during this period.
STBER.2022.30 · so (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
State v. Defendant: Review of Attempted Homicide Conviction and Sentencing
Applied to reduce the prison sentence due to the passage of time since the offense and good behavior.
SK 2024 145 · be (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
Appeal Against Conviction for Repeated Threats During Marriage Upheld
Cited in the dispositive as the legal basis for applying a sentence reduction due to the time elapsed since the offense (Strafmilderung).
SK.2024.31 (Art. 48 lett. e CP)
Pilot convicted of negligently endangering air traffic after power line collision
Used to attenuate the penalty due to the time elapsed since the offense and the defendant's good conduct.
SB230569 · zh (Art. 48 StGB)
*State v. Miller*: Assault Conviction Upheld, Sentence Reduced
This provision is mentioned regarding the judge's ability to mitigate the sentence.
S1 2022 54 · zg (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
Appeal of Habitual Fraud Conviction and Acquittal on Uniform Fraud Plan
Cited in the reasoning (VII. 1.3) as a potential ground for reducing M.________'s sentence due to the time elapsed since the offense.
SK 2023 481 · be (Art. 48 lit. e StGB)
State v. [Defendant Name]: Cannabis Cultivation and Trafficking Conviction Upheld, Gang Enhancement Denied
Cited in the context of determining the penalty (aggravating circumstances).