and nervousness and an eagerness to help takes over.
It's human nature to want to help, and especially younger, less sophisticated people often embellish because they want to help.. they do not truly understand that every word they say will be picked apart, and that they will be accused of lying if they deviate even a little bit with their wording of events.
When I was a witness/victim (I was robbed at gunpoint), it was excruciating, and the prosecutor was a wonderful person when it came to prepping me for testimony. I know NOTHING about weapons and he knew that I would be impeached in my description of the gun.. (it was never recovered).
The process took FIFTEEN months from the event and the time the guy went to jail (7-12 years...it was his 5th robbery .. this was pre 3-strikes)..and there were many prep sessions.
Some of what I remember:
He harped relentlessly on L.I.M. (less is more)
YES and NO or I do not recall
Joe Friday-is your-mentor..just the facts..
It was quite an experience. The scariest was the line up.. Those 6 guys could have been brothers, they looked so similar.
The creepiest part was that every time I was on the stand, they read aloud my name & address & there was his whole family sitting in the front row.. They did everything but draw a map to my house.
After 15 months of delays & continuances he finally copped a plea.. Every so often I run across the transcript & we laugh about all the "uhs" & "ums" they typed up 
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