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KRE
614 CALLING AND INTERROGATION OF WITNESSES BY COURT
(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.
(b) Interrogation by court. The court may interrogate witnesses,
whether called by itself or by a party.
(c) Interrogation by juror. A juror may be permitted to address
questions to a witness by submitting them in writing to the judge
who will decide at his discretion whether or not to submit the
questions to the witness for answer.
(d) Objections. Objections to the calling of witnesses by the court,
to interrogation by the court, or to interrogation by a juror may be
made out of the hearing of the jury at the earliest available
opportunity.
[1992 c 324, sec
17, 34, eff. 7-1-92; 1990 c 88, sec 47]
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