IN · rules
Ind. Evidence Rule 605
Judge’s Competency as a Witness
Effective January 1, 2014
The presiding judge may not testify as a witness at the trial. A party need not object to preserve the
issue.
Provenance
- Source
- rules.incourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-in-06-2026-07-01
- Content hash
574cd49b16849b9ddf704aa0fe7eb94ea9363695a03685d9d17dd45b93759d4d
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