Massachusetts Guide to Evidence is prepared annually by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. The guide arranges the current law in one easily usable document, along the lines of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The Guide presents evidence law as it currently exists, along with explanatory notes. The Guide is also frequently cited and relied upon by judges throughout the Trial Court. The guide is frequently cited by lawyers and parties in civil, criminal, juvenile, and youthful offender cases as an authoritative expression of Massachusetts evidence law.
A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (Columbia University School of Law) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison. First published in 1978, tens of thousands of prisoners in institutions across the country have used the manual to exercise their legal rights. JLM is written and updated by members of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. The information is not intended as legal advice or representation nor should you consider it as such.