Rule 614. Court’s Calling or Examining a Witness

(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.

(b)      Examining. The court may examine a witness regardless of who calls the witness.

(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.

2011 Advisory Committee Note. – The language of this rule has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility. This rule is the federal rule, verbatim.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOTE

This rule is the federal rule, verbatim. Rule 614 is generally in accord with current Utah law and practice.