§ RULE 5-605 COMPETENCY OF JUDGE AS WITNESS

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RULE 5-605. COMPETENCY OF JUDGE AS WITNESS

    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.

    Cross reference: See Rule 16-813, Maryland Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3D (1)(a) and (d)(iv).

    Source: This Rule is derived from F.R.Ev. 605.