{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-605","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-605","heading":"Judge's competency as a witness.","body":"The presiding judge may not testify as a witness at the trial. A party need not object to preserve the issue.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-605","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a2051fadc55c9eca78545a91b06fc857835c57c0fcd79bf5bfdada25e7d40718","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-604","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}