Evidence incorporates the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence, its Advisory Committee notes, citation to both seminal and recent caselaw, and appendixes that provide quick access to the most common trial objections. Expert authors address more than 4,000 state and federal cases, statutes, and court rules covering:
- Relevancy and its limits
- Privileges and disqualifications
- Expert testimony
- Hearsay
- Authentication and identification
- Judicial notice
- Inferences
- Presumptions
- Prima facie evidence
- Confidential data
- Witnesses
- Contents of writings, recordings, and photographs
Appendixes include the Massachusetts Evidentiary Finder (a complete overview of evidence law at a glance), Massachusetts Trial Objections – Most Useful, and Trial Objections (frequently raised objections with succinct explanations).