Section 19-19-614 - Court's calling or examining a witness

19-19-614. Court's calling or examining a witness.(a) Calling. The court may call a witness on its own or at a party's request. Each party is entitled to cross-examine the witness.(b) Examining. The court may examine a witness regardless of who calls the witness.(c) Objections. A party may object to the court's calling or examining a witness either at that time or at the next opportunity when the jury is not present. Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 614); SDCL §§19-14-26 to 19-14-28; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-47), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.