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Massachusetts Guide to Evidence

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  • Product Number: 2242627WCH
  • Publication Date: 5/24/2024
  • Edition: 2024 Edition
  • Copyright: © 2024 Supreme Judicial Court
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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.

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    • Update: May 2024

      Dear Subscriber:

      Thank you for updating your library with the 2024 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence . Prepared by the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law, the Guide's 2024 edition covers the law of evidence in Massachusetts through December 31, 2023.

      The 2024 edition of the Guide contains many important updates, including

      • significant revisions to Section 606: Juror's Competency as a Witness,
      • discussion of forty-one opinions issued by the Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court in 2023, and
      • additional appellate court decisions decided before 2023 that did not appear in prior editions.

      We trust you will find the 2024 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to further your practice.

      Very truly yours,

      MCLE Press

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    Article I expand

    General Provisions

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    Judicial Notice

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    Article III expand

    Inferences, Prima Facie Evidence, and Presumptions

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    Article IV expand

    Relevancy and Its Limits

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    Privileges and Disqualifications

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    Article VI expand

    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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    Miscellaneous Sections

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    Federal Rules of Evidence Comparison Chart

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