North Carolina Statutes
§ Rule 605 — Competency of judge as witness
North Carolina § Rule 605
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Bluebook
N.C. Gen. Stat. § Rule 605 (2026).
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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. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
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§ Rule 602
Lack of personal knowledge§ Rule 603
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Interpreters§ Rule 605
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Who may impeach§ Rule 610
Religious beliefs or opinions§ Rule 612
Writing or object used to refresh memory§ Rule 613
Prior statements of witnesses§ Rule 615
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North Carolina § Rule 605, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nc/8C/Rule%20605.