{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-614","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-614","heading":"Court's calling or examining a witness.","body":"(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.\n(b) Examining. The court may examine a witness regardless of who calls the witness.\n(c) Objections. A party may object to the court's calling or examining a witness either at that time or at the next opportunity when the jury is not present.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-614","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"fb23c7763b376405ff7e37499d3760240901e48bc51bafba49dfe9ad1c53928e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-613","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}