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Art. 340 Schweizerische Strafprozessordnung (StPO) - Fortgang der Verhandlung
StPO; 7. Titel: Erstinstanzliches Hauptverfahren; 2. Kapitel: Durchführung der Hauptverhandlung
Art. 340 StPO · Fortgang der Verhandlung
Sind allfällige Vorfragen behandelt, so hat dies zur Folge, dass: a. die Hauptverhandlung ohne unnötige Unterbrechungen zu Ende zu führen ist; b. die Anklage nicht mehr zurückgezogen und unter Vorbehalt von Artikel 333 nicht mehr geändert werden kann; c. zur Anwesenheit verpflichtete Parteien den Verhandlungsort nur noch mit Einwilligung des Gerichts verlassen dürfen; verlässt eine Partei den Verhandlungsort, so wird die Verhandlung gleichwohl fortgesetzt.
Nach der Behandlung allfälliger Vorfragen gibt die Verfahrensleitung die Anträge der Staatsanwaltschaft bekannt, falls die Parteien nicht darauf verzichten.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (32)
BK 2024 314 · be (Art. 340 Abs. 1 StPO)
Prosecution Appeal on Dismissal of Road Traffic Offense Proceedings
Cited in the reasoning (E. 3.2) regarding the nature of preliminary questions.
BK 2024 314 · be (Art. 340 Abs. 2 StPO)
Prosecution Appeal on Dismissal of Road Traffic Offense Proceedings
Cited in the reasoning (E. 5.) regarding the impossibility of withdrawing or re-submitting the indictment at that procedural stage.
BK 2024 339 · be (Art. 397 Abs. 4 i.V.m. Art. 340 Abs. 1 Bst. b StPO)
Prosecutorial Refusal to Rule on Evidence Motion Leads to Indictment Withdrawal
The State Prosecutor's Office is instructed, by analogy, to withdraw the indictment and issue a separate decision on the appellant's motion.
BK 2024 122 · be (Art. 340 Abs. 1 Bst. a StPO)
Prosecutor v. Brother: Identification Requirement for Traffic Violation Suspect
Cited in section 7 to support the principle of concentration of the main hearing.
PS/111/2023 · ge (Art. 340 CPP)
Recusal Denial Based on Procedural Scheduling Disputes
Cited in the reasoning regarding the violation of principles of continuity and concentration of the hearings, though the violation was ultimately deemed conjectural.
ARMP.2023.12 · ne (art. 340 al. 4 CPP)
Father's Deposit for Bail Unlawfully Sequestrated by Prosecutor
Cited in reasoning regarding the potential use of sureties to cover the claims of the injured party.
BEK 2022 127 · sz (Art. 340 StPO)
Appeal Against Termination of Criminal Proceedings
The appeal was dismissed based on this article.
Jug.2021.261 · vd (art. 340 al. 2 CPP)
Appeal Decision on Extortion, Coercion, Sexual Coercion, and Rape Convictions and Expulsion Order Review
Mentioned in the reasoning (point 7) regarding a rejected ground of appeal, but not explicitly in the operative part, so it is generally excluded unless explicitly repeated in the final orders.
ARMP.2021.39 · ne (Art. 340 al. 1 let. a CPP)
Defendant's Appeal Against Denial of Postponement and Evidence Rulings
Cited in conjunction with Art. 393 al. 1 let. b CPP to support the inadmissibility of the appeal regarding the refusal to administer evidence during the trial.
SK.2016.21 (Art. 340 al. 1 let. b CPP)
Public Prosecutor Withdraws Bribery Charges, Case Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
Cited as the basis for the Public Prosecutor's Office withdrawing the indictment, leading to the case being struck from the roll due to lack of jurisdiction.
SK.2015.26 (Art. 340 al. 1 let. b CPP)
Public Prosecutor Withdraws Indictment Due to Prior Acquittal, Case Dismissed
Cited as the provision under which the prosecution cannot be withdrawn or amended after prejudicial questions have been addressed, but which allows withdrawal before that stage.
SB140290 · zh (Art. 340 Abs. 1 lit. b StPO)
State v. Accused (Self-Defense Excess)
Cited in the reasoning section regarding the possibility of the prosecution to amend the indictment during the appeal procedure.
ST.2013.51.57.59.61 · sg (Art. 340 Abs. 1 lit. a StPO)
Appellate Review of Garage Altercation Convictions and Evidentiary Procedures
Cited in the dispositive section regarding the requirement to conclude the main hearing without unnecessary interruption.
ST.2013.51.57.59.61 · sg (Art. 340 Abs. 1 lit. a StPO)
Appellate Review of Assault Convictions, Affray Substitution, and Withheld Exculpatory Evidence
Cited as the procedural rule requiring the conclusion of the main hearing without undue interruption.
P/7755/2011 · ge (art. 340 al. 1 lit. a CPP)
Public Prosecutor v. Accused (Admissibility of Penal Order Opposition Appeal)
Cited regarding the continuation of the hearing after ruling on prejudicial questions without undue interruption.