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Massachusetts Guide to Evidence

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  • Product Number: 2090489EBK
  • Publication Date: 6/16/2023
  • Edition: 2023 Edition
  • Copyright: © 2023 SJC Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law
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    The Massachusetts Guide to Evidence is prepared annually by the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law. By direction of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Guide organizes and states the law of evidence applied in proceedings in the courts of the Commonwealth, as set forth in the Federal and State Constitutions, General Laws, common law, and rules of court.

    Each section of the Guide, in addition to the statement of the law of Massachusetts current through December 31, 2021, contains an accompanying "Note" that includes supporting authority. The Guide is not a set of rules, but rather, as the title suggests, a guide to evidence based on the law as it exists today.

    Recent updates:

    • Update: June 2023

      Dear Subscriber:

      Thank you for updating your library with the 2023 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence . Prepared by the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law, the 2023 edition of the guide covers the law of evidence in Massachusetts through December 31, 2022.

      The 2023 edition of the Guide contains many updates, including

      • a new Section 1120 on courtroom demonstrations, experiments, and computer simulations that is derived from Commonwealth v. McGee, 469 Mass. 1 (2014), and Commonwealth v. Rintala, 488 Mass. 421 (2021).
      • discussion of forty-five opinions issued by the Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court in 2022
      • forty-three appellate court decisions decided before 2022 that did not appear in prior editions

      We trust you will find the 2023 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.

      Very truly yours,

      MCLE Press

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    General Provisions

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    Judicial Notice

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    Inferences, Prima Facie Evidence, and Presumptions

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    Relevancy and Its Limits

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    Privileges and Disqualifications

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    Witnesses

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    Opinion and Expert Evidence

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    Hearsay

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    Authentication and Identification

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    Contents of Writings and Records

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