Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules.
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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Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.