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The article discusses various issues related to the U.S. Supreme Court case of Brady v. Maryland. The case mentions that the government has disclosed the evidences of criminal defense. The article further make specific reference of several court cases including Connick v. Thompson, Kyles v. Whitley and Cone v. Bell.

The article discusses the use of summaries as a method of introducing voluminous evidence at a U.S. trial. An exception to the best-evidence rule is provided by Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 when the original documents, recordings or photographs are inconvenient or unwieldy. Under this rule, summaries of evidence are considered as proof of the content of writings or other related materials. The rule also states that the materials underlying the summary must be admissible.