Free consideration of evidence
0358-en RE350 Civil Procedure Law As of 11.07.2026
The free assessment of evidence is the principle that is fundamentally valid in criminal proceedings, that the judge forms his conviction without being bound by legal rules of evidence, that every provision of evidence is basically equivalent.
Deutsch
Freie Beweiswürdigung 0358-de
Die freie Beweiswürdigung ist das im Strafprozess grundsätzlich geltende Prinzip, dass der Richter seine Überzeugung bildet, ohne an gesetzliche Beweisregeln gebunden zu sein, dass jede Beweiserbringung grundsätzlich gleichwertig ist.
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