A Special Methodology for Alcoholic Product Analysis for the Purposes of Forensic Product Examination

• Main Author: A. A. Selivanov
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science 2019-04-01
• Series: Теория и практика судебной экспертизы
• Subjects: alcoholic product; study phases; methodology; classifcation; market value assessment; forensic product examination
• Online Access: https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/490

The legal foundations of manufacture and distribution of alcoholic product in the Russian Federation as well as specifcations of reference documentation in product marking are expounded. The merchandising classifcation of alcoholic product and of its types according to the Federal Law No. 171-FZ of November 22, 1995 together with the classifcation of low-alcohol beverages according to GOST R 52700- 2006 are presented. The author proposes sequencing and main phases of forensic analysis of alcoholic product in order to assess its market value as well as an algorithm for conducting a comprehensive study in solving interim problems – the selection of analogues and the determination of correction factors which take into account the differences between the products under study and the analogue objects. Various expert situations are analyzed. 1. The examined production meets the requirements of the reference documentation in markings and has a federal special mark or a tax stamp. Examination objects – a bottle with the uncompromised cork and a bottle with the cork compromised at the time of the crime. 2. A comprehensive study with involved expert (sommelier) based on the submitted documents (the objects for the study are not presented). 3. Examination of alcohol beverages intended for sales in duty-free shops only. Examination objects – bottles with uncompromised corks.