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Mag. Christopher Angerer

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Imprisonment

Imprisonment in Austria: start of the sentence, execution, rights and routes to release

Overview of imprisonment in Austria: start of the sentence, execution plan, rights during execution, relaxations, electronically monitored house arrest and conditional release.

1 June 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Detention appeal, challenging the imposition, continuation or extension of pre-trial detention

Detention appeal under Sections 87 and 88 StPO: 14-day deadline, written submission to the Regional Court, decision by the Higher Regional Court.

22 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Release application, how pre-trial detention can be lifted during proceedings

Options for lifting pre-trial detention that has already been imposed by means of a release application, lines of argument, procedure, prospects of success.

21 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Detention hearing under Sections 174 ff StPO: presence, defence and review cycles

Detention hearing under Sections 174 ff StPO: rights of presence, defence role, repeat appointments (14 days, 1 month, 2 months) and appeal to the Higher Regional Court.

20 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Electronic Monitoring in Pre-Trial Detention: Section 173a StPO, House Arrest with Ankle Tag in Austria

Electronically monitored house arrest under Section 173a CCP: form of executing pre-trial detention, not a less intrusive measure. Prerequisites, 14-day appeal, Section 156b StVG.

19 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Less intrusive measures under Section 173(5) StPO: when they can replace pre-trial detention

Which less intrusive measures Section 173(5) StPO provides for, when they achieve the purpose of detention and how they are applied for.

18 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Proportionality of Pre-Trial Detention: When Custody Tips Over

How the proportionality test under section 173 paragraph 1 StPO works in practice: offence severity, sentencing forecast, ECtHR line and OGH 11 Os 104/19g.

17 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Grounds for Pre-Trial Detention in Austria, Flight, Collusion, Repeated Offending and Execution

The four grounds for pre-trial detention under section 173 paragraph 2 StPO: risk of flight, collusion, repeated offending and execution, indicators and less restrictive measures.

16 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Strong suspicion under Section 173(1) StPO: the highest degree of suspicion in the investigative proceedings

What Section 173(1) StPO actually requires: how strong suspicion differs from initial and reasoned suspicion, who confirms it, and when it falls away.

15 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Pre-trial detention in Austria: what it is, how it unfolds, who can decide what

Overview of pre-trial detention in Austria: requirements, four grounds for detention, course from arrest to review hearing, rights of the accused, less restrictive measures.

14 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
Pre-trial detention

Pre-Trial Detention Conference for Juveniles: Practical Routes Out of Custody

How the pre-trial detention conference under section 35a JGG shortens custody for juveniles: subsidiarity assessment, less restrictive measures and detention appeal.

10 May 2026 · Mag. Christopher Angerer
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