{"data":{"id":"us-mt/m.-r.-evid.-614","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"M. R. Evid. 614","heading":"Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court.","body":"(a) Calling by court. The court may, on its own motion or at the suggestion of a party, call witnesses and all parties are entitled to cross-examine witnesses thus called.\n(b) Interrogation by court. The court may interrogate witnesses, whether called by itself or a party; provided, however, that in trials before a jury, the court's questioning must be cautiously guarded so as not to constitute express or implied comment.\n(c) Objections. Objections to the calling of a witness by the court or to the interrogation by it may be made at the time or at the next available opportunity when the jury is not present.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 10. MONTANA RULES OF EVIDENCE","Article VI. Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0100/part_0060/section_0140/0260-0100-0060-0140.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:23Z","sha256":"6d444b65e6cd38eb02ba3dc632ba2104a120b2875ca8fd57fb0d8b46dd135bb6","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/m.-r.-evid.-613","next":"us-mt/m.-r.-evid.-615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}