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Competence to decide revocation during probation

ZZ.1974.15Other CourtAug 18, 1974

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The criminal chamber held that, where an offense is committed during the probation period, the recidivism judge alone is competent to decide revocation under the Criminal Code. The competence of the earlier sentencing judge is excluded for that ground and is limited to other revocation grounds. The court reasoned that the statutory system would be undermined if the earlier judge could later undo the recidivism judge’s prognostic decision by revoking the suspended sentence on a breach-of-trust theory.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 41 Ziff. 3 Abs. 2 and 3 StGB; competence to decide revocation after an offense committed during probation: the recidivism judge alone is competent to rule on revocation in such a case, while the original sentencing judge remains competent only for other revocation grounds. The statutory allocation of competence excludes a subsequent ex tunc revocation by the earlier judge, since this would conflict with the recidivism judge’s ex nunc prognostic assessment and the coherence of the revocation system (consid. implied).

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Geschäftsnummer:** ZZ.1974.15**
Instanz:Strafkammer
Entscheiddatum:19.08.1974
FindInfo-Nummer:O_ST.2014.690
Titel:** Zuständigkeit zum Entscheid über Widerruf**
Resümee:** Art. 41 Ziff. 3 Abs. 2 StGB. Bei Verbrechen oder Vergehen während der Probezeit ist nur der Rückfallrichter zum Entscheid über die Frage des Widerrufs zuständig.**
SOG 1974 Nr. 15 Art. 41 Ziff. 3 Abs. 2 StGB. Bei Verbrechen oder Vergehen während der Probezeit ist nur der Rückfallrichter zum Entscheid über die Frage des Widerrufs zuständig. Bei Verbrechen oder Vergehen während der Probezeit ist der Rückfallrichter zum Entscheid über die Frage des Widerrufs zuständig (Art. 41 Ziff. 3 Abs. 3 StGB). Das schliesst die Zuständigkeit des früheren Richters aus. Dessen Kompetenz beschränkt sich auf die übrigen Widerrufsgründe. Es widerspräche dem Sinn des Gesetzes, wenn sich der Rückfallrichter aufgrund seiner Prognose ex nunc zu Ersatzmassnahmen entschliesst und nachher der enttäuschte frühere Richter trotzdem den Widerruf infolge Täuschung seines Vertrauens ex tunc aussprechen könnte. * Obergericht Strafkammer, Urteil vom 19. August 1974*

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competencerevocationprobationrecidivism judgesentencing judge

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Which court is competent to decide revocation if a crime or offense is committed during the probation period?

Extracted holding

Only the recidivism judge is competent to decide on revocation in such a case; the earlier judge is excluded from deciding that ground for revocation.

Extracted reasoning

A new offense during probation falls within the recidivism judge's competence. The earlier judge may decide only on other revocation grounds. Otherwise, the statutory scheme would be contradicted, because the recidivism judge's ex nunc prognostic decision on substitute measures could later be displaced by an ex tunc revocation based on alleged breach of trust.

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