My understanding is that, in general, you don't want to testify period. Even just being called as a witness is a difficult thing to do, as you are entering an

My understanding is that, in general, you don't want to testify period. Even just being called as a witness is a difficult thing to do, as you are entering an arena that you are almost certainly not practiced at. You will slip up and say some things wrong. And you will have a hard time keeping your composure and actually connecting with the attorneys, judge, and jury. For a witness, this really just means more stress than you were likely expecting going into the process. For someone actually involved in the trial, I imagine it is everything multiplied.