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2017 Louisiana Laws
Code of Evidence
CE 605 - Disqualification of judge as witness

Universal Citation:
LA Code Ev 605 (2017)
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Art. 605. Disqualification 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.

Acts 1988, No. 515, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

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