The judge presiding at the trial may not testify in that trial as a witness. No objection need be made in order to preserve the point.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-605
Rule 605. Competency of judge as witness
Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case State v. Lotter (1998)
Most recently applied in State v. Rashad (March 2024)
Laws 1975, LB 279, § 38.
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