Hearings
England & Wales
04 Aug 2021 [2021] EWCA Crim 1215; [2022] QB 148; [2021] 3 WLR 1411; [2022] 1 Cr App R 3; [2021] WLR(D) 449, CA (Males LJ, Goose, Cutts JJ)
R v Margelis
Subject Matter
CRIME — Explosive substances — “Pyrotechnic effect” — Defendant posting parcels containing devices designed to ignite and set fire to address labels — Whether devices “explosive substances” — Whether devices used or manufactured with view to producing “pyrotechnic effect” — Explosives Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 17), s 3 — Explosive Substances Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 3), s 4(1) — Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/1553), reg 3(1)
[2021] EWCA Crim 1215; [2022] QB 148; [2021] 3 WLR 1411; [2022] 1 Cr App R 3; [2021] WLR(D) 449, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Causing Explosion Likely to Endanger Life or Property - Explosive Substance and Explosion - ‘Explosive’
B12.248
Making or Possession of Explosive under Suspicious Circumstances B12.260
Fireworks Offences - Possession of Pyrotechnic Articles at Musical Events B12.287
Questions of Law and Fact - In a Trial on Indictment: General Principles - Construction of Words F1.38