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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-601

Rule 601. General rule of competency

Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case State v. Iromuanya (2006)

Most recently applied in State v. Oliveira-Coutinho (October 2019)

Laws 1975, LB 279, § 34.

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Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules.

Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.