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Art. 158 Schweizerische Strafprozessordnung (StPO) - Hinweise bei der ersten Einvernahme
StPO; 4. Titel: Beweismittel; 2. Kapitel: Einvernahme der beschuldigten Person
Art. 158 StPO · Hinweise bei der ersten Einvernahme
Polizei oder Staatsanwaltschaft weisen die beschuldigte Person zu Beginn der ersten Einvernahme in einer ihr verständlichen Sprache darauf hin, dass: a. gegen sie ein Vorverfahren eingeleitet worden ist und welche Straftaten Gegenstand des Verfahrens bilden; b. sie die Aussage und die Mitwirkung verweigern kann; c. sie berechtigt ist, eine Verteidigung zu bestellen oder gegebenenfalls eine amtliche Verteidigung zu beantragen; d. sie eine Übersetzerin oder einen Übersetzer verlangen kann.
Einvernahmen ohne diese Hinweise sind nicht verwertbar.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (494)
BK 2013 362 · be (Art. 158 Abs. 2 StPO)
Exclusion of Inadmissible Police Interrogation Protocols in Murder Inquiry
Used as the primary ground to declare the first interrogation inadmissible due to failure to inform the accused of their right to counsel.
SK 2012 223 · be (Art. 158 StPO)
Inadmissibility of Traffic Violation Statement Due to Procedural Errors in Interrogation.
Cited in connection with Art. 143 Abs. 2 StPO regarding the insufficient protocolling of the required warnings/information.
P/20504/2024 · ge (Art. 158 CPP)
Appellant v. State: Admissibility of Police Interview Records in Pashto Speaker Case
This article concerning the initial rights of the accused during questioning was discussed extensively as a basis for the appellant's claim of inadmissibility, but it is not cited in the final dispositive orders (1 to 6).
P/9815/2023 · ge (art. 158 al. 2 CPP)
Prosecutor v. Appellant: Admissibility of Evidence from Informal Contact and Subsequent Interview
The court rejected the appeal regarding the inadmissibility of the informal exchange in the police report based on the inapplicability of Art. 158 CPP at that stage.
P/3250/2025 · ge (Art. 158 al. 2 CPP)
Public Prosecutor's Decision to Remove Hearing Minutes Upheld Due to Procedural Violations in Suspect Interrogation
Cited as the legal basis for declaring the statements made by D_____ inadmissible due to lack of prior information on charges and rights as a suspect.
SST.2025.33 · ag (Art. 158 Abs. 2 StPO)
Acquittal on some charges, conviction on others, with sentence reduction for trial delay.
Cited as the absolute inadmissibility of evidence found on the mobile phone.
SR1 2024 28 · gr (Art. 158 Abs. 1 lit. d StPO)
State v. Defendant (Threats, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct Convictions Upheld and Modified)
Cited in reasoning concerning the inadmissibility of the appellant's police interrogation.
SR1 2024 28 · gr (Art. 158 Abs. 2 StPO)
State v. Defendant (Threats, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct Convictions Upheld and Modified)
Cited in reasoning concerning the inadmissibility of the appellant's police interrogation.
BB.2024.112 (Art. 158 CPP)
Federal Criminal Court: Delivery Order Complaint Premature, Interview Violation Claim Dismissed
The court addressed the appellant's claim of violation of this article and the resulting inadmissibility of statements.
BB.2024.113 (art. 158 CPP)
Liquidation Company's Appeal on Document Execution Inadmissible
Cited in relation to alleged violation of rights of the accused during questioning and inadmissibility of statements.
502 2024 93 · fr (Art. 158 Abs. 2 StPO)
Appeal Regarding Admissibility of Witness Deposition Transcripts Due to Self-Incrimination Violation
The inadmissibility of the witness examinations (Art. 158 Abs. 1 StPO violated) is the underlying ground justifying the measures taken under Art. 141 Abs. 5 StPO.
SB230182 · zh (Art. 158 StPO)
Defendant Acquitted of Negligent Homicide Following Exclusion of Police Statements
Cited extensively in the reasoning regarding the inadmissibility of evidence from initial police interviews, which led to the factual finding supporting the acquittal.
SB230013 · zh (Art. 158 Abs. 1 StPO)
Appellate Court Overturns Assault Conviction, Reclassifies Offense to Petty Battery, Vacates Deportation
Cited in the reasoning concerning the inadmissibility of evidence (unverwertbarkeit).
P/19944/2023 · ge (art. 158 al. 2 CPP)
Appellant v. Prosecutor (Unexploitable Evidence Refusal)
Cited as the procedural consequence for the inadmissibility of the informal exchange because Article 158 CPP was not applicable at that stage.
SB230009 · zh (Art. 158 StPO)
State v. Graffiti Vandalism Conviction Appeal
Cited in relation to the rights of the defendant during police questioning (right to counsel).