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Maine Court Rules
Maine Rules of Evidence
Article VI - Witnesses
Rule 614 - Court's Calling or Examining a Witness

Me. R. Evid. 614

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Rule 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 out of the hearing of the jury.

Me. R. Evid. 614

Adopted effective 1/1/2015.

Maine Restyling Note [November 2014]

Maine Rule 614 is similar with its federal counterpart. The restyled version maintains the minor differences.

Federal Restyling Committee Note

The language of Rule 614 has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to by stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility.

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