Editor's note.

• Author: Phipps, Jenna
• Position: Editorial

To the Reader:

I am pleased to present Volume XII of the Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy. This volume contains articles pertinent to practitioners, educators, and judges in Massachusetts and on a national level. First, the article by the Honorable David Lowy and Ms. Katherine Bowles Dudich delves into the evolving Confrontation Clause jurisprudence, providing some guidance for Massachusetts practitioners in using recent cases to best represent their clients' interests. Next, Mr. RayMing Chang's timely article posits that the plain view doctrine should not be applied to digital evidence. Finally, this volume also presents several student pieces on wide-ranging topics. These pieces explore just a few of the various issues currently confronting trial and appellate attorneys.

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