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Art. 236 Schweizerische Strafprozessordnung (StPO) - Vorzeitiger Straf- und Massnahmenvollzug
StPO; 5. Titel: Zwangsmassnahmen; 3. Kapitel: Freiheitsentzug, Untersuchungs- und Sicherheitshaft
Art. 236 StPO · Vorzeitiger Straf- und Massnahmenvollzug
Die Verfahrensleitung kann der beschuldigten Person bewilligen, Freiheitsstrafen oder freiheitsentziehende Massnahmen vorzeitig anzutreten, sofern der Stand des Verfahrens es erlaubt und sofern der Zweck der Untersuchungs- oder der Sicherheitshaft dem nicht entgegensteht.
Ist bereits Anklage erhoben worden, so gibt die Verfahrensleitung der Staatsanwaltschaft Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme.
Bund und Kantone können vorsehen, dass der vorzeitige Massnahmenvollzug der Zustimmung der Vollzugsbehörden bedarf.
Mit dem Eintritt in die Vollzugsanstalt tritt die beschuldigte Person ihre Strafe oder Massnahme an; sie untersteht von diesem Zeitpunkt an dem Vollzugsregime.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (411)
BGE 151 IV 288 (Art. 236 Abs. 1 und 4 StPO)
Early release during pending criminal proceedings: post-2024 revision of Article 236 CCP transfers jurisdiction over prison leave decisions from case management authority to cantonal corrections authorities.
Held to establish that after the 2024 revision, the case management authority is no longer competent to decide on prison leave during early release; such decisions now fall to cantonal corrections authorities.
BGE 150 I 50 (Art. 236 CPP)
Prisoner's right to intimate visits with partner under Convention and constitutional privacy guarantees versus cantonal regulation requiring stable pre-incarceration relationship or six-month duration.
Basis for establishing that the prisoner was subject to rules applicable to sentenced detainees due to early execution of sentence.
7B_1036/2026 (Art. 236 StPO)
Early release from prison (Article 236 StPO): conditions on enforcement modalities invalid because sole authority rests with the cantonal enforcement authorities, not the procedural court.
Basis for the decision on early release and for the annulment of the lower court's order regarding enforcement modalities.
7B_588/2026 (Art. 236 StPO)
Early prison admission under Art. 236 StPO denied due to insufficiently substantiated collusion risk after first-instance trial.
Basis for the request for early commencement of the prison sentence, which the court ordered to be reconsidered.
CN.2026.5 (art. 236 CPP)
Early Sentence Execution Granted with Restrictions
This article is the legal basis for authorizing the early execution of a custodial sentence or a measure involving deprivation of liberty.
P/25656/2024 · ge (art. 236 al. 1 CPP)
Detainee Appeal of Denial of Early Commencement of Placement Measure Due to Risk of Collusion
The court rejected the appeal because the risk of collusion precluded the early execution of the measure, as stipulated by this article.
SST.2025.116 · ag (Art. 236 Abs. 4 StPO)
Appellate Court Acquits on Older Charges, Reduces Sentence Due to Timely Trial Violation
Cited regarding the credit for pre-trial detention and early sentence execution.
P/3124/2023 · ge (art. 236 CPP)
Defendant Appeals Denial of Early Sentence Execution Due to Collusion Risk
Cited in the dispositive to authorize the appellant to serve his custodial sentence early.
SST.2025.7 · ag (Art. 236 Abs. 4 StPO)
Defendant's Homicide Conviction and Deportation Upheld, Prison Sentence Increased
Used to account for pre-trial detention and early sentence execution against the prison sentence.
SST.2024.99 · ag (Art. 236 Abs. 4 StPO)
Acquittal on attempted homicide, conviction for threat with prison and therapy.
Applied for the crediting of pre-trial detention and early commencement of the measure against the prison sentence and the measure.
SST.2024.81 · ag (Art. 236 Abs. 4 StPO)
Attempted Homicide Conviction Upheld: No Self-Defense, Six-Year Sentence Confirmed
Used for crediting pre-trial detention against the sentence.
BK 2025 57 · be (Art. 236 StPO)
Appeal Against Denial of Early Sentence Enforcement in Narcotics Case Granted Due to Diminished Collusion Risk
The appeal was granted to approve the premature commencement of the penalty enforcement (vorzeitiger Strafvollzug) based on this article.
P/19944/2023 · ge (art. 236 al. 1 CPP)
Public Prosecutor's Refusal to Permit Early Outpatient Treatment Upheld
The court used this provision to rule that early execution of the outpatient treatment (Art. 63 CP) must be refused because it does not involve the deprivation of liberty required for early execution under this article.
SN.2024.9.3 (Art. 236 StPO)
Extension of Pre-Trial Detention for Convicted Homicides and Torture
This provision grants the convicted person the right to apply for premature enforcement of the sentence.
P/15927/2024 · ge (Art. 236 CPP)
Correctional Tribunal Refusal of Early Sentence Execution Upheld Due to Risk of Collusion
This article defines the conditions under which the early execution of a custodial sentence or measure can be authorized, which was the subject of the appeal.